• Marjia Nur Jalema
• Shaiful Islam

The antenatal care is an extremely important health care service during pregnancy to reduce maternal and neonatal morbidity and mortality. This descriptive cross sectional study aimed to examine the extent of impact of mother’s awareness gained through antenatal care on mother and newborn health. The complete set of data from 241 rural and 201 urban mothers by systematic random sampling was used in the data analysis. Data were collected using: 1) demographic data questionnaire, 2) awareness related questionnaire and 3) impact related questionnaire. Content validity was checked by six experts and back translation was done. The Cronbach’s alpha (Reliability test) coefficients of the second and third questionnaire were 0.738. Ethical clearance was obtained from appropriate authority. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used for analysis according to the objectives of the study by using SPSS program version 22.0. The findings showed that impact of mothers awareness regarding ANC on mothers and newborn health, most (97.5%) rural and (99%) urban mothers were received ANC and greater than or equal to 4 visit were received more than half (55.2%) rural and (58.7%) urban mothers during pregnancy, most (94.2%) rural and (92.0%) urban mothers had delivered in the hospital, 95.0% rural & 92.5% urban mothers was delivered by the doctors and nurses, 76.8% rural & 77.1% urban mothers had no problem during delivery, 79.3% rural & 80.6% urban mothers condition was good during delivery and 83.8% rural & 88.1% urban mothers condition was good after delivery. Impact of ANC on newborn health, almost 84% rural & 86% urban babies birth weight were 2.5kg to 3 kg which is within normal level, most (86.7%) rural & (89.5%) urban babies condition was good during birth and statistically highly significant (p=.001***), most (89.7%) rural & 92.6% urban babies condition was good after birth which is statistically highly significant (p=.001***), the maximum (87.5%) rural & (82.1%) urban babies first feeding was colostrums and highly co-association (p=.000***) between both mothers. But initiation of colostrums within one hour after birth only (8.5%) rural & (8.9%) urban mothers was given. Most (49.3%) rural and (55.2%) urban mothers first colostrums was given to their baby within 2 hours after birth. Pre-lacteal feed (11.6%) rural & (17.9%) urban mothers was given to their babies as first feed. Most (84.4%) rural and (91.1%) urban mothers exclusively breastfed to their baby which is statistically highly significant (p=.000***, p=.000*** & p=.000***). Regarding the level of mothers awareness and impact, it was observed that mothers who had high level awareness, they had also high level impact and statistically moderate significant (p=.033**) for the all mothers and mild significant (p=.077*) for the urban mothers but no significant (p=1.779) for the rural mothers was found. Regarding the relationship between impact and awareness, chi-square test was found highly significant (p=.004***) in rural mothers and (p=.002***) in urban mothers. On the other hand, by the one sample Test, it was found that impact of mothers awareness on antenatal care was found significantly high correlated (p=.000***) to the rural mothers and also significantly high correlated (p=.000***) to the urban mothers. The overall impact on mother and newborn health by the mothers awareness score on antenatal care, the result showed that good impact was found on newborn health regarding birth weight (p=.000***), babies condition during child birth (p=002***), babies condition after child birth (p=.007***) but no significant on mother health during delivery (p=.247) and mothers condition after delivery (p=.475). The results reported here highlight the relationship between ANC awareness and good impact or outcomes in the rural and urban mothers. Individually also highly significant relationship was found between the impact and awareness. Though, there was relationship between awareness and impact. But only good impact was found on newborn health. Health education can improve the mothers’ awareness regarding antenatal care which will help to good impact on mother and newborn health. However, the findings of the study can be used in further experimental study to represent the whole population.

Awareness, Impact, Mothers and Antenatal Care

"Mothers Awareness on Antenatal care in Bangladesh", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.8, Issue 3, page no.1118-1122, March-2021, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2103151.pdf

"Mothers Awareness on Antenatal care in Bangladesh", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.8, Issue 3, page no. pp1118-1122, March-2021, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2103151.pdf