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Learning Objective 1: The learner will be able to describe maternal challenges faced by women in developing countries such as India.
Learning Objective 2: The learner will be able to initiate a program for discovery adapting existing survey instruments for target populations.
Women who had recently given birth were asked a series of questions regarding maternal attitudes and behaviors before, during, and shortly after pregnancy including basic health data (i.e., height and weight), basic health care data (i.e., antenatal, delivery, and postnatal visits by health care professionals), and basic reproductive health practices (i.e., the knowledge of, use, and availability of birth control methods). The project’s aim is to establish a robust collaboration among nurses from the USA and India to better understand how the attitudes and behaviors of pregnant mothers actually impact upon their own health and the ultimate health of their infants.
The results from surveys will ultimately be used to assess the efficacy of an IT- based intervention wherein pregnant moms will register with an SMS text message thereafter receiving reminders about health, simple questions, and follow-up to improve health outcomes during and immediately following pregnancy.