Self-Care Practices and Pregnancy Outcomes among Women undergoing Cervical Cerclage | ||||
Tanta Scientific Nursing Journal | ||||
Volume 33, Issue 2, May 2024 PDF (1.06 MB) | ||||
Document Type: Original Article | ||||
DOI: 10.21608/tsnj.2024.361818 | ||||
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Authors | ||||
Lamiaa Mahmoud Mahmoud1; Manal Abdalla Gaheen2; Hala Abd EL_Fattah Ali3; Shimaa Mohamed Hashem4 | ||||
11Master student of Maternal and Neonatal Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Tanta University, Egypt. 2 Demonstrator at Women Health and Midwifery Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Kafr El-Sheikh University, Egypt. | ||||
2Professor of Maternal and Neonatal Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Tanta University, Egypt. | ||||
3Professor of Women Health and Midwifery Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Kafr El-Sheikh University, Egypt. | ||||
4Lecture of Maternal and Neonatal Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Tanta University, Egypt | ||||
Abstract | ||||
Background: Cervical insufficiency is a well-recognized cause of recurrent second trimester pregnancy loss and preterm birth. Aim: The aim of this study was to assess self-care practices and pregnancy outcomes among women undergoing cervical cerclage. Subjects and method: Descriptive research design was used to conduct this study. This study was carried out in Egypt at the out-patient and inpatient obstetrical and gynecological departments of: Tanta and Kafr El-Sheikh University Hospitals, El-Menshawy General Hospital at Tanta city and Kafr El-Sheikh General Hospital. Stratified proportional sample of 150 pregnant women was included in the study. Three tools were used for data collection: Tool (I): Pregnant women’s knowledge regarding cervical cerclage assessment sheet. It included Part one: Socio-demographic data of the pregnant women, Part two: Obstetric history of the pregnant women and Part three: Assessment of pregnant women’s knowledge regarding cervical cerclage Tool (II): Pregnant women's self-care practices regarding cervical cerclage Tool (III): Pregnancy outcomes assessment tool. It included Part one: Maternal outcome and Part two: Neonatal outcome. Results: The current study revealed that 58% of the studied pregnant women had low level of Knowle regarding cervical cerclage with 79.3% of them had unsatisfactory practice level. Additionally, there was a statistically positive correlation between women's total score level of knowledge and their total score level of practice regarding cervical cerclage Conclusion: The studied nurses had poor level of knowledge and unsatisfactory practice regarding cervical cerclage. Recommendations: Developing antenatal classes for all pregnant women especially those at risk to increase their knowledge and enhance their practices regarding cervical cerclage. | ||||
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