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STUDY ON WOMEN’S KNOWLEDGE AND PRACTICE IN PRE & POST MATERNAL HEALTH CARE IN SOUTH 24 PRAGANAS DISTRICT OF WEST BENGAL, INDIA

Sayantani Jana*, Goswami, A**., Mallick, A. K.***, Sukanta Biswas****

*Ph.D. Scholar, Dept. of Agriculture & Rural Development, W.B. State University, Barasat, Kolkata-700125, W.B. India

**Professor, Dept. of VAHEE, WBUAFS, Kolkata, West Bengal, India , ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1266-5571

***Professor, Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya (BCKV), Haringhata Farm, West Bengal, India ,

****Assoc. Professor, Dept. of VAHEE, WBUAFS, Kolkata, West Bengal, India ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0942-9869?lang=en

DOI : https://doi.org/10.53882/IJSSEE.2022.0701003 Page No : 19-26

Published Online : 2022-06-30

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ABSTRACT

Maternal health care is defined as comprehensive care to improve all round health of the mothers during Ante natal Period, Intra natal period and Post natal period. The study was conducted in purposively selected Diamond Harbour-1 block from where; eight Gram Panchayets and 17 Sub Centre’s selected from South 24 Parganas district in West Bengal. Total 121 no. of respondents were selected as Study population in sub-center, comprised of all the reproductive age group of 18-45 years women. The collected data was analyzed by using SPSS based statistical tools for conclusion. The study revealed that, maximum no’s of respondents had knowledge and practice on anti-natal, Intra-natal and post natal care as- TT injection, Nutritious feeding, Urine test for pregnancy, health checkup, breast feeding, provide nutritious food and family planning method, which is very much indicative for making accessible maternal and child health services in the state of West Bengal, India.

Key Words: Knowledge, Practice, Women, Maternal, Health care, pre-natal, Post natal etc.

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REFERENCE

Acharya, L. B., & Cleland, J. (2000), “Maternal and child health services in rural Nepal: does access or quality matter more? Health policy and planning, Volume 15, Issue 2, June 2000, Pages 223–229. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/heapol/15.2.223

Chandhiok,N., Dhillon,S.B.,Kambo,I. & Saxena, N. C. (2006). “Determinants of antenatal care utilization in rural areas of India: A cross-sectional study from 28 districts”, The Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology of India, 56(1) 47-52, Retrieved from: https://jogi.co.in/past-article-issue/f3s4/56

Garg, R., Shyamsunder, D., Singh, T., & Singh, P. A. (2010), “Study on Delivery Practices among Women in Rural Punjab” Health and Population: Perspectives and Issues, 33(1), 23-33, Retrieved from: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/281277796_Study_on_delivery_practices_among_women_of_rural_Punjab_India

Kishore, M. S. S., Kumar, P., & Aggarwal, A. K. (2008), “Breastfeeding knowledge and practices amongst mothers in a rural population of North India: a community-based study”, Journal of tropical pediatrics, 55(3), 183-188. DOI, Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1093/tropej/fmn110

Muhamad, J.J. ,& Roliza A. M. (2011), “ Determine the knowledge of antenatal care in Malaysia”, Malyasian journal of public health medicine, 11(2),13-21.

Mutreja, S. & Kumar, A. (2015.), “Knowledge and Practice of Birth Preparedness among Tribal Women in Sukma District of Chhattisgarh, India”, IOSR Journal Of Humanities And Social Science (IOSR-JHSS), Volume 20, Issue 3, Ver. 1 (Mar. 2015), PP 66-71. Retrieved from: https://www.iosrjournals.org/iosr-jhss/papers/Vol20-issue3/Version-1/N020316671.pdf

Pandey, S., Shankar, R., Rawat, CMS., & Gupta, V. M. (2007), “ Socio-economic factors and delivery practices in an urban slum of district Nainital, Uttaranchal”, Indian Journal of Community Medicine, Jul–Sep 2007, Volume 32, Issue 3, p 210-211, Retrieved from: https://journals.lww.com/ijcm/Citation/2007/32030/Socio_Economic_Factors_and_Delivery_Practices_in.16.aspx

Simkhada, B., Teijlingen, E. R. V., Porter, M., &Simkhada, P. (2008), “Factors affecting the utilization of antenatal care in developing countries: systematic review of the literature”, Journal of advanced nursing, 61(3), 244-260, Retrieved from:. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2648.2007.04532.x

Singh, A., Yadav, A., & Singh, A. (2012), “Utilization of postnatal care for newborns and its association with neonatal mortality in India: an analytical appraisal” BMC pregnancy and childbirth, 12(1), 33, Retrieved from: DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2393-12-33

Cite this Article as : Jana1 S, Goswami, A., Mallick, A. K. & Biswas S, ”Study On Women’s Knowledge And Practice In Pre & Post Maternal Health Care In South 24 Praganas District Of West Bengal, India”International Journal of Social Sciences & Economic Environment, Vol. 7,Issue 1, 2022, pp 19–.26

DOI:https://doi.org/10.53882/IJSSEE.2022.0701003

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REFERENCE

Muhamad, J.J. ,& Roliza A. M. (2011), “ Determine the knowledge of antenatal care in Malaysia”, Malyasian journal of public health medicine, 11(2),13-21.

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