The Effectiveness of The Self-Care Behavior Promotion Program for Mother, in Post-partum newly mother to Readiness Before Discharge and Post-partum follow up, Ban Phai Hospital, Khon Kaen Province.

Abstract

     This quasi-experimental research aimed to investigate the effectiveness of a supplemental program in enhancing self-care behaviors among primiparous mothers after childbirth, with the goal of improving preparedness for discharge and postpartum care in Ban Phai Hospital, Ban Phai District, Khon Kaen Province. The study included a sample of 62 participants, consisting of primiparous mothers who delivered either vaginally or via cesarean section and received postpartum care in the postpartum ward from October to December 2023. The participants were divided into an experimental group (n=31) and a control group (n=31) based on predetermined criteria. The research instruments comprised personal information questionnaires, knowledge assessment about postpartum self-care, self-care behavior questionnaires, postpartum readiness assessment from the hospital, and satisfaction assessment of the program for primiparous mothers after childbirth.The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, percentages, means, paired t-test, and independent t-test.
     The findings revealed that the experimental group, which received the supplemental program, demonstrated significantly higher average scores for preparedness before discharge compared to the control group receiving standard postpartum care (p-value=0.002). Furthermore, the experimental group exhibited significantly higher average scores for preparedness before joining the program compared to before participating in the program (p-value<0.001). The mothers in the experimental group also reported high satisfaction with the program(=4.45, S.D.=0.50).