Maternal Awareness of Pregnancy Normal and Abnormal Signs

Abstract: Awareness of normal and especially abnormal signs during pregnancy is important for the women to take necessary health-seeking behaviors. Pregnancy is considered a period characterizes by a lot of sensitivity where there are unexpected life-threatening problems arising at any stage of the pregnancy right from conception to the postpartum period. Aim: To assess maternal awareness of pregnancy normal and abnormal signs among pregnant women attending maternal clinics at the Obstetrics and gynecology hospital, King Saud medical city. Methods: The study used a cross-sectional study design. A purposive sampling method was used to select a sample size of 130 based on the gestational period of 3 months and above and women attending clinic follow-ups at the Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital, King Saud Medical City. Results: the majority of the respondents were aged 30 years and above (76.9%) and 23.1% of them were aged less than 29 years. Regarding education level, 33.9% had less than secondary education, the bachelor education level 51.5% while 14.6% attained postgraduate education. The majority of the respondents, 76.2% had a good awareness level of the signs while 23.8% did not know any signs. Conclusion: the respondents had good levels of awareness regarding pregnancy's normal and abnormal signs. Recommendation: study recommends that antenatal care clinics should be on the frontline of providing adequate knowledge to pregnant women about normal and abnormal signs of pregnancy.

Keywords: Maternal, Normal Signs, Abnormal Signs, Pregnancy.

Title: Maternal Awareness of Pregnancy Normal and Abnormal Signs

Author: Huda saad alanzi, Aziza Zakaria Farmawy Ali, Eida Habeeb Alshammeri

International Journal of Novel Research in Healthcare and Nursing

ISSN 2394-7330

Vol. 11, Issue 1, January 2024 - April 2024

Page No: 211-221

Novelty Journals

Website: www.noveltyjournals.com

Published Date: 07-March-2024

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10792442

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