Effectiveness of Information Booklet on Knowledge Regarding Sequential Fetal Development among Antenatal Women

Abstract

The study assessed the effectiveness of a structured information booklet on sequential fetal development among 150 antenatal women in a tertiary care hospital using one-group pre-test–post-test design.  The questionnaire included items to assess the knowledge of antenatal women regarding sequential fetal development on a trimester-wise and month-wise basis. Knowledge was assessed before and after 7 days of intervention. Data analyzed using paired t- test and chi- square analysis. At pre-test, 70% of participants had average knowledge while 29% poor knowledge. Post intervention, 53% had average knowledge and elimination of poor knowledge. The mean score improved from 7.72 ± 2.04 to 13.34 ± 2.13 (t=23.303, p<0.0001). The study concluded that structured information booklet was highly effective and can be incorporated into routine antenatal education.