Effect of Self-Care Practices Sessions on Pre-eclamptic Women’s Pregnancy and Labor Outcomes
Abstract
Background: Pre-eclampsia is a life-threatening problem of pregnancy that has many maternal and fetal adverse effects. Improving women’s practices for self-care is vital for improving pre-eclampsia management as well as pregnancy and labor outcomes. Aim: This study aimed to investigate the effect of self-care practices sessions on pre-eclamptic women’s pregnancy and labor outcomes. Design: A quasi-experimental research design (one group pre & post-test). Subjects: A purposive sample of 96 pre-eclampsia-diagnosed pregnant women. Setting: The study was conducted at the Antenatal Outpatient Clinics in the New Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital, the labor and delivery unit, and the inpatient obstetrics and gynecology departments at Mansoura University Hospital, Mansoura, Egypt. Tools of data collection: Three tools were used; Structured Interview Schedule, Pre-eclampsia Self-Care Practices Questionnaire, and Pregnancy and Labor Outcome Assessment Sheet. Results: The majority of the studied women had inadequate pre-eclampsia self-care practices pre-intervention which improved to adequate practices post-intervention for most of them with a highly statistically significant difference (p <0.001). Also, the majority of the studied women had stable general condition during pregnancy without maternal complications before, during, and after labor, and most of their babies were live-birth and didn’t have neonatal complications. Conclusion: The study concluded that implementing self-care practices sessions is effective in improving pre-eclamptic women’s pregnancy and labor outcomes. Recommendation: Pre-eclampsia self-care practices sessions should be an integral part of the routine antenatal care provided to the diagnosed women to improve pregnancy and labor outcomes.
Full Text: PDF DOI: 10.15640/ijn.v9n2a5
Abstract
Background: Pre-eclampsia is a life-threatening problem of pregnancy that has many maternal and fetal adverse effects. Improving women’s practices for self-care is vital for improving pre-eclampsia management as well as pregnancy and labor outcomes. Aim: This study aimed to investigate the effect of self-care practices sessions on pre-eclamptic women’s pregnancy and labor outcomes. Design: A quasi-experimental research design (one group pre & post-test). Subjects: A purposive sample of 96 pre-eclampsia-diagnosed pregnant women. Setting: The study was conducted at the Antenatal Outpatient Clinics in the New Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital, the labor and delivery unit, and the inpatient obstetrics and gynecology departments at Mansoura University Hospital, Mansoura, Egypt. Tools of data collection: Three tools were used; Structured Interview Schedule, Pre-eclampsia Self-Care Practices Questionnaire, and Pregnancy and Labor Outcome Assessment Sheet. Results: The majority of the studied women had inadequate pre-eclampsia self-care practices pre-intervention which improved to adequate practices post-intervention for most of them with a highly statistically significant difference (p <0.001). Also, the majority of the studied women had stable general condition during pregnancy without maternal complications before, during, and after labor, and most of their babies were live-birth and didn’t have neonatal complications. Conclusion: The study concluded that implementing self-care practices sessions is effective in improving pre-eclamptic women’s pregnancy and labor outcomes. Recommendation: Pre-eclampsia self-care practices sessions should be an integral part of the routine antenatal care provided to the diagnosed women to improve pregnancy and labor outcomes.
Full Text: PDF DOI: 10.15640/ijn.v9n2a5
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