Current Pregnant Mother Care Status of Rural Fakirhat Upazila, Bagerhat in Bangladesh

Abstract

From the time of the child's birth until the child is between the ages of twelve and fifteen months, maternal practices have included elements of a mother's parenting duties. Potential mothers receive prenatal and postnatal treatment throughout their pregnancies. In order to reduce the number of stillbirths and pregnancy complications and give women a good pregnancy experience, WHO has developed a new set of recommendations to improve the standard of maternal care. The experience of all expectant women should be positive, and they should receive treatment that honors their dignity. The study's objectives were to raise public knowledge of maternal care during pregnancy and to assist in creating and implementing maternity care plans through a questionnaire-based in-person survey in which over 120 pregnant women took part. With an average age ranging from 19 to 24 years old, the bulk (80%) of the 120 respondents were very young adults. Eighty percent (80%) of their pregnancies were unintended. 97% of respondents claimed to have completed all tasks on their own without any further help while pregnant. With pressure from their families and after finding they were having a girl, about 30% of expectant moms underwent ultrasounds; the remaining 70% underwent ultrasounds once or twice throughout their entire pregnancies due to low family income and other factors. The remaining respondents—who are in financial difficulty and lack the necessary knowledge about maternal care—do not take any multivitamins, which increases the risk of miscarriage and poor pregnancy outcomes—despite the fact that the majority of respondents—58% of mothers—consult a doctor during pregnancy and do not favor self-medication. Only 6% of expectant mothers who have maternal mental depression go to a doctor. Consequently, the infant is impacted. 92% of doctors fail to warn patients about the risks associated with cesarean birth, despite the fact that those who disregard medical advice have a 54% higher chance of experiencing subsequent infertility people. Only 2% of respondents are aware of the importance postpartum care plays in lowering the chance of problems occurring after delivery. Only 2% of respondents as a whole are aware of postpartum care, which lowers the chance of difficulties during delivery. Mothers with infants with issues were more likely to receive postpartum care. Even if the majority of respondents do not receive enough care during pregnancy, homeowners' awareness of proper maternal care has to be increased.