31Mar 2017

EFFECTIVENESS OF SELF DEVELOPED INFORMATIONAL BOOKLET REGARDING BIRTH PREPAREDNESS AND COMPLICATION READINESS ON KNOWLEDGE OF ANTENATAL WOMEN AND ASSESSMENT OF COMPETENCIES OF ASHAS REGARDING BIRTH PREPAREDNESS AND COMPLICATION READINESS - A LITERATURE REVIEW.

  • Assistant Professor & HOD, Dept. of Obstetrics & Gynaecological Nursing, Manikaka Topawala Institute of Nursing, CHARUSAT, Gujarat.
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Birth preparedness and complication readiness (BPCR) is an approach that focuses on raising awareness and creating a stronger demand for quality healthcare services. Childbirth is a crucial biological event which is socially constructed as it takes place within a cultural context and gets shaped by the perception and practices. According to the Integrated Management of Pregnancy and Childbirth (IMPAC) manual of WHO, birth preparedness would significantly increase the capacities of women, their partners and their families to remain healthy, to take appropriate steps to ensure a safe birth and to seek timely skilled care in emergencies. BPCR also reduces delays in receiving appropriate care as it requires the health care providers like nurses, doctors, community health workers to be prepared to attend births and be ready to manage or prevent complications through appropriate measures. On reviewing literature, the researcher found various studies which have shown that not only that antenatal women lack in BPCR, even the health care providers lack in knowledge and/or skills in delivering services related to BPCR.

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[Anjali Pushkar Tiwari. (2017); EFFECTIVENESS OF SELF DEVELOPED INFORMATIONAL BOOKLET REGARDING BIRTH PREPAREDNESS AND COMPLICATION READINESS ON KNOWLEDGE OF ANTENATAL WOMEN AND ASSESSMENT OF COMPETENCIES OF ASHAS REGARDING BIRTH PREPAREDNESS AND COMPLICATION READINESS - A LITERATURE REVIEW. Int. J. of Adv. Res. 5 (Mar). 2167-2171] (ISSN 2320-5407). www.journalijar.com

Anjali Pushkar Tiwari
Assistant Professor & HOD-OBG (N), Manikaka Topawala Institute of Nursing, CHARUSAT, Gujarat

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Article DOI: 10.21474/IJAR01/3735      
DOI URL: https://dx.doi.org/10.21474/IJAR01/3735

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