A STUDY TO ASSESS THE EFFECTIVENESS OF STRUCTURED TEACHING PROGRAMME ONKNOWLEDGE REGARDING NEUROLOGICAL AND PHYSICAL GROWTH ANDDEVELOPMENT OF PRETERMBABIES AMONGMOTHERS OF PRETERMADMITTED INNICUOFSELECTEDHOSPITALS AT AKLERA

Abstract

The goal of this study is to find out how much mothers of preterm babies know about their children's
neurological and physical growth and development. through an organised teaching programme
atAklera'sNirogdham Hospital and Research Center. An experimentation-free approach was adopted in
the study. In this study, participants filled out a self-structured knowledge questionnaire in two parts. A
sociodemographic questionnaire was employed in the first part of the study, while a self-structured
knowledge questionnaire was used in the second part of the study. The data was analysed using
descriptive and inferential statistical methods. It was shown that 60% of preterm mothers had excellent
knowledge about preterm children's neurological and physical development, compared to 40% of those
who had adequate knowledge. As a consequence, nurses were instructed to provide information to
expectant women about their children's neurological and physical development.