Awareness of Pregnancy-Associated Health Risks Among Pregnant Women and Male Partners Surveyed in a Prenatal Clinic

Mellon, Michelle; Schiller, Andrew; Nelson, Anita L.; Stohl, Hindi E.

doi:10.1089/jwh.2018.7585

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“…The results of our study were similar to those obtained in the study by Mellon et al who investigated awareness of pregnancy-associated health risks among pregnant women and male partners and showed significant knowledge deficiencies concerning common and serious health hazards associated with pregnancy [17].…”

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Knowledge of pregnant women about venous thromboembolism

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Introduction: Venous thromboembolism occurs ten times more often among pregnant women compared to non-pregnant ones. Pulmonary embolism remains the leading cause of death in pregnancy and puerperium. The aim of the study was to investigate knowledge of pregnant or puerperal women about venous thromboembolism. Material and methods: The study was conducted from October 2017 to January 2018 in a group of 204 women. The diagnostic survey method was applied with the use of a self-designed questionnaire. The survey was conducted using Google Form. Results: Knowledge of venous thromboembolism was confirmed by less than 40.0% [CI 33.7, 47.0] of respondents. Less than a quarter of them received the information about the risk of pregnancy-related VTE from medical personnel, about 30% -from the Internet. Over 20% [CI 15.2, 26.1] admitted that they did not know any symptoms of this disease. Conclusions: The survey showed marked deficiencies in knowledge concerning symptoms, risk factors and prevention of VTE among pregnant women. Therefore a special emphasis should be placed on education provided by medical staff in this group of patients.

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Knowledge of pregnant women about venous thromboembolism

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“…Furthermore, a positive attitude from the community needs to be built to increase awareness of early pregnancy detection. 1,29 Medical diagnosis during the antenatal period has a major in uence on the further prognosis of the developing fetus and newborn. 30 The building of awareness of prenatal diagnosis in rural area begins with a positive attitude so that patients are willing to come to the hospital and have appropriate expectations of the services at the hospital.…”

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confidence: 99%

The Importance of Prenatal Diagnosis for the Early Detection of Fetal Abnormalities in Rural Area

Wenang,

Febrianti,

Nahdiyati

et al. 2023

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Background Prenatal diagnosis in rural area is a global challenges. The detection rate of congenital abnormalities is still increasing in rural areas due to delays of early detection during pregnancy. Therefore, community service was conducted through webinars to provide insight into the importance of prenatal diagnosis for pregnant women in rural area.Methods This is a pre-experimental study with 200 webinar participants of community service. Participants who were willing to fill out the questionnaire in google form were 100 people. The participants consisted of patients and non-patients of the PKU Muhammadiyah Gamping Hospital Yogyakarta, Indonesia. They come from rural areas in the Regency of Kulon Progo and Sleman. The Pearson correlation analysis was used to correlate the 3 indicators with knowledge of the importance of prenatal diagnosis of the fetus in the womb.Results The importance of knowledge in early detection for fetal abnormalities and children's growth development, have a significance value of 0.000 each (p-value < 0.05). While the hospital services expectation has a significance value of 0.243 (p-value > 0.05).Conclusion Prenatal diagnosis in rural area is considered as an effort to increase early detection of fetal abnormalities and child development. The building of awareness of prenatal diagnosis begins with a positive expectations of the services at the hospital.

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“… 20 A partner with limited knowledge about potential risks of HDP may not recognize warning signs of the condition and may not pursue care for his pregnant partner in a timely manner. 21 In this regard, it may be valuable to involve the partner in the discussion of the potential risks of HDP. Similarly, involving the partner in the discussion around treatment of HDP can potentially assist the woman if she is overwhelmed with information and also to clarify any questions/misconceptions that the partner may have surrounding the HDP.…”

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‘I wish my body was stronger’: A qualitative study of attitudes and behaviours regarding treatment of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy

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Objectives: To investigate pregnant women’s attitudes and behaviours towards hypertensive disorders of pregnancy and their treatment. Methods: Face-to-face, in-depth interviews were undertaken with 27 pregnant women diagnosed with and being treated for hypertensive disorders of pregnancy to investigate attitudes and behaviours regarding the conditions and their treatment. Written consent was obtained individually from each participant, and the interviews ranged from 16 to 54 minutes. Data collection was continued until thematic saturation was reached. Thematic analysis was employed to interpret the data. Results: Four major themes emerged around beliefs and behaviours of pregnant women regarding treatment of their hypertension: understanding of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy and their implications, risks versus benefits of antihypertensive medication during pregnancy, trust in medical professionals and adherence to medication. The women’s level of understanding of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy and their implications determined whether they were able to make informed decisions about their treatment. Prior experiences and concern for preservation of the pregnancy played major roles in the perception of the risk/benefit balance of using antihypertensive medication during pregnancy. The degree of trust in the treating medical professionals varied according to the perception of their confidence and knowledge. Conclusions: Sound understanding of the condition, a positive risk/benefit balance regarding antihypertensive medication use during pregnancy, and trust in medical professionals contributed to adherence to medication. Good communication with healthcare professionals is important to achieve optimal treatment.

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Awareness of Pregnancy-Associated Health Risks Among Pregnant Women and Male Partners Surveyed in a Prenatal Clinic

Cited by 6 publications

References 31 publications

Knowledge of pregnant women about venous thromboembolism

Knowledge of pregnant women about venous thromboembolism

The Importance of Prenatal Diagnosis for the Early Detection of Fetal Abnormalities in Rural Area

‘I wish my body was stronger’: A qualitative study of attitudes and behaviours regarding treatment of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy

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