A pre experimental study to assess the effectiveness of video assisted teaching programme on skills regarding antenatal exercises among antenatal women

Introduction: Pregnancy is a very special time in women’s life and pregnant women are concerned for their health and fitness and also about doing what is best for the health of the baby.1 During the childbearing year, from conception through postpartum recovery, a woman's body undergoes extensive changes which frequently necessitate many adaptations. Physical and hormonal changes occur gradually throughout the 9 months of pregnancy, and these are reversed in a matter of weeks during postpartum recovery. Skeletal tissue, muscle and connective tissue, blood volume, cardiac output, body weight, and posture are affected.2 A woman good health is essential for the good health of her baby. Women who eat well and exercise regularly along with regular prenatal care are less likely to have complications during pregnancy. They are also more likely to give birth successfully to a healthy baby.3
Exercise has become a fundamental aspect of women's lives and an important constituent of antenatal care. Pregnancy exercise relieves the discomfort experienced by pregnant women and to help them prepare the body for an easier delivery and recovery process. The behaviour of antenatal exercises revealed a significant difference in duration of labour, nature of delivery, behaviour manifestations, and level of pain in mother and presence of asphyxia and birth injuries in new born. Furthermore, exercise in pregnancy is correlated with a decrease in many common problems of pregnancy and the stress of exercises produces certain adaptation such as healthier placenta and increased ability to deal with short decrease in oxygen. Several studies have recommended that women should initiate or continue exercise in most pregnancies as it is safe for mother and not harmful to the fetus.4
Material and Methods: Quantitative research approach Pre Experimental One group pre-test post-test design to evaluate the Effectiveness of Video Assisted Teaching Programme on Skills regarding Antenatal Exercises among Antenatal Women. The study was conducted on 40 antenatal women. Data was collected from January 2019 to April 2019. A structured Observational Checklist was used to evaluate the Effectiveness of Video Assisted Teaching Programme on Skills regarding Antenatal Exercises among Antenatal Women.
Result: The data revealed that, in pre-test all the antenatal women had poor skills regarding antenatal exercises. While in post-test, 50% of the antenatal women had good skills, 42.5% of the antenatal women had average skills and only 7.5% had poor skills regarding antenatal exercises. The mean post-test skills scores (34.10) was higher than the mean pre-test skills scores (0.35). The calculated t value was 29.67 which were more than the table value, indicating effectiveness of video assisted teaching program on skills regarding antenatal exercises. There was significant association between the post-test skills scores of antenatal women regarding antenatal exercises with demographic variable i. e. educational status and number of delivery. No significant association was found between post-test skills scores of antenatal women regarding antenatal exercises and their selected demographic variables i.e age, type of family, occupational status, family monthly income, and gestational period and ever practiced antenatal exercises before.
Conclusion: After the detailed analysis of this study it shows that Video Assisted Teaching Programme on Skills regarding Antenatal Exercises among Antenatal Women was effective in enhancing the knowledge of antenatal women.