Mother is a person most honorable occupation and
who need more skills . The breastfeeding is basic to
health and development of children and also important
for mothers. Just as there is a no person who can replace
the mother’s love there is no substitute for mothers
milk. Breastfeeding refers to the processes by which a
woman expels milk from her breast. The breast milk can
be stored and feed to her baby at a later period time.
Objectives
To assess the existing level of knowledge regarding
expression and storage of breast milk among
antenatal mothers attending antenatal clinic, At
H.S.K. hospital and research Centre Bagalkot.
To determine the effectiveness of structured teaching
programme on knowledge regarding expression and
storage of breast milk.
To find out the association between post-test
knowledge scores with their selected socio-
demographic variables.
Hypothesis:
H1: There is a significant difference between pre-test
and post-test knowledge scores, regarding expression
and storage of breast milk among antenatal mothers,
who are attending antenatal clinic at H.S.K. hospital
Bagalkot.
H2: There is a significant association between post-
test knowledge levels of antenatal mothers regarding
expression and storage of breast milk with their
selected socio-demographic variables.
Methods
An evaluative approach with one group pre-test,
post-test design was used. The sample consisted of 50
antenatal mothers attending antenatal clinic at H.S.K.
hospital Bagalkot. They were chosen by convenient
sampling technique of Non-probability type. The study
was conducted at H.S.K Hospital and research center
Bagalkot. The data was collected before and after
administration of structured teaching programme.
Structured knowledge questionnaire was used to collect
data. A structured teaching programme was developed
to assess the knowledge regarding expression and
storage of breast milk among antenatal mothers
attending antenatal clinic at H.S.K Hospital and
research center Bagalkot.
Results
The findings of the study concluded that antenatal
mothers had inadequate level of knowledge regarding
expression and storage of breast milk. The structured
teaching programme was effective in improving the
knowledge of the antenatal mothers.
Interpretation And Conclusion
The findings of the study concluded that antenatal
mothers had inadequate knowledge regarding
expression and storage of breast milk. The STP was
highly effective in improving the knowledge of antenatal
mothers regarding expression and storage of breast milk.