The study aimed to evaluate the effect of structured postpartum nursing intervention
involving COVID-19 precautions on mother's knowledge, practice, fear level and
neonatal care. The study sample was purposive composed of 75 mothers during
postpartum period. Study design was Quasi Experimental ( pre-post). Setting: the
study conducted at the obstetrics and gynecology departments affiliated to University
Hospital and Shebin El-Kom teaching hospital, Menoufia Governorate, Egypt.
Five tools were used for data collection: a structured interviewing questionnaire, an
observational checklist of mother practice of maternal and neonatal care, COVID-19
precautions knowledge questionnaire, Observational checklist of COVID-19 practice,
and the COVID-19 fear scale. Study results revealed a statistically significant
difference in the mothers' knowledge and practice regarding COVID-19 precautions
and decrease in fear level on post and follow up intervention compared to pre
intervention which indicated that the nursing intervention involving COVID-19
precautions had positive effect on mothers’ knowledge, practice and fear level. So,
integrating postpartum nursing intervention involving COVID-19 precautions as a
routine care for all postpartum mothers is recommended |
