The status and demands of prenatal education among pregnant women in Chengd

VernacularTitle:成都地区住院产妇孕期参加产前教育的现状及需求调查
Author: Biru LUO ; Wei MA ; Yuqiong WANG ; Yunqing DENG
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: Prenatal Care; Health Education
From: Chinese Journal of Nursing 2009;44(8):716-719
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To investigate the status and demands of prenatal education among pregnant women,and to provide reference for better prenatal education. Methods A total of 750 pregnant women were recruited from 20 hospitals in Chengdu and were investigated with a serf-designed questionnaire. Results 74.42% of the pregnant women had participated the prenatal education,25.58% of them didn't take even one prenatal class. The most preferred knowledge was newborn care. They most preferred to take prenatal classes at weekends in small group. The women's educational level,family income, delivery experience and times of prenatal check-up were the key factors to affect the participation in the prenatal educa-tion. Conclusions It is suggested to innovate the contents and means of prenatal education in order to attract the pregnant women to participate prenatal education actively.