Effective Program of Risk Preterm Contraction Care in Maesuai Hospital

Abstract

This quasi-experimental study with a one- group pretest- posttest design was effective program of risk preterm contraction care in Maesuai hospital for decrease preterm labor. Pregnant woman risk for preterm labor test knowledge before and after teaching comparing the averages about observe sign and symptoms preterm labor. The study population consisted of 30 persons in Maesuai hospital. The tools for research are questionnaire to screen for risk factors for preterm labor knowledge assessment about preterm labor and questionnaire for observing symptoms of premature labor. The lesson plan was reviewed by three experts, and the content validity index (CVI) was 0.86 0.95 and 0.95, respectively. The reliability of assessment tools by Kuder-Richardson’s KR-20 formula was 0.84 for internal consistency and 0.96 for inter-rater reliability

          The results showed that the knowledgeregarding premature birth after receiving the program to care for pregnant woman at risk for premature birth, it was significantly higher than before teaching.The observation of premature labor after receiving the program to care for pregnant women at risk of premature labor was significantly higher before receiving the program.Follow up on a sample of 30 cases until birth, it was found that the average gestational age at birth was 39 weeks.