Background:

 

Antenatal education is considered a key strategy in promoting the health of child

 

 bearing women. Antenatal education represents a significant effort for women and families and

 

significant cost to maternity services and therefore  requires careful evaluation. Antenatal

 

education promotes dependency and coercion into compliance with hospital policies and

 

 procedures and often deprives women of freedom and choice.

 

In appropriate quality and quantity of antenatal education is given to pregnant women in

 

 the primary health care centers in the North-West Bank.

 

Aims:

 

To assess level of knowledge about antenatal issues among pregnant women.

 

Setting:

 The study took place in the UNRWA primary health care clinics in Nablus  from September to

 

November .

 

Sample:

 participants included were 100 pregnant woman.

 

Research methodological design:

 

A descriptive quantitative study will be conducted. A structured  questionnaire will be

 

prepared. Convenience sample of 100 pregnant women who attend antenatal classes, to

 

 answer questionnaire, 20 minute is the time will be given for women.

 

Results:

 

A total of 100 pregnant women  were included in the study, the study  findings showed that  the 

 

total  level of knowledge in the pregnant women was poor  about antenatal issues.  89%  of

 

 pregnant women have good knowledge  about labor and birth, 72% of  pregnant women  have a

 

good knowledge  about nutritional needs  during pregnancy ,  by contrast, knowledge about

 

 exercise  96% of women  have  poor  knowledge. However , breast feeding

 

 has the highest  percentage of knowledge in the pregnant women  "100%, in addition

 

to this percentages , 75% of the participants have a satisfactory  level of knowledge 

 

 about antenatal education.

 

Conclusion:

 

Pregnant women knowledge  regarding antenatal  education overall was poor among

 

 Palestinian women, especially in the west bank . Lack of information  about antenatal

 

 issues  due to lack of educational programs, and  the reduced number of qualified and

 

trained midwives,  these factors affect satisfaction of pregnant women  toward antenatal

 

  education .

 

 

 

Conference Title

Middle Eastern Nurses Conference

Conference Country

Jordan

Conference Date

Feb. 25, 2016 - Feb. 28, 2016

Conference Sponsor

Watson Caring Human Institue