Evaluation Of The Effects Of A Structured Health Education Program On Mothers' Ability To Care For Premature Babies At Home.

Background: It is difficult for a mother to take care of a preterm baby because a preterm baby will have temperature irregularities, breathing difficulties, and feeding difficulties. Therefore, a mother should be able to take care of the baby in situations such as thermal care, which involves wrapping and drying the baby, covering the baby's head, providing skin-toskin care, and giving breast milk, all of which are essential for a preterm baby. Method: The research strategy that was selected for this study was an evaluatory research strategy, and the research design consisted of a single group for both the pre-test and post-test designs. The research was carried out at the Krishna hospital in Karad, which is a tertiary medical facility. The sample comprises of thirty women who had babies born prematurely. In order to choose the sample, a method known as "purposive sampling" was utilised. The information was gathered through the use of a standardised questionnaire. Result: The end result is that the mean score on the post-test is 26.46, which is much higher than the mean score of 11.96 on the knowledge portion of the pre-test. The value of t was estimated to be 24.07, and the value of p was found to be less than 0.0001, which indicates that the result is highly significant. Conclusion: The findings of the study indicate that mothers of premature babies benefit from receiving health education, which leads to an improvement in their understanding on the treatment of premature babies. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]