PRE & POSTNATAL CARE AWARENESS AMONG COLLEGE GIRLS: A DESCRIPTIVE STUDY

The study's goal is to ascertain how well-informed young girls are about pre and postnatal care. It is our duty to take care of and protect our body by every possible means because our body is significant to do all our day-to-day work. To lower maternal mortality, it is important to assess the level of knowledge among young women and provide them with appropriate education on maternal and child health. The study has used descriptive design. The study was held at Sacred Heart College, Tirupattur. Systematic random sampling technique were used in this study to collect data. This resulted in collecting data from 100 respondents. A self- structured tools were used to prepare the questionnaire in which the research's components had an alpha value of 0.792. The study on pre and postnatal care includes various aspects such as prenatal care, postnatal care, and diet, psychological and physical aspects. It was evident that majority of the respondents have low level of awareness on pre and postnatal care. This shows that there was a need to give a special attention on this issue by educating the students through various source of knowledge on pre and postnatal care.