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A study on the awareness of antenatal exercises in pregnant women and its effect on delivery outcome.

KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE AND PRACTICE OF ANTENATAL EXERCISES AND ITS EFFECT ON DELIVERY OUTCOME AMONG PREGNANT WOMEN IN A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL: A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2023/04/051672
Enrollment
400
Registered
2023-04-17
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2023-05-01

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: O80- Encounter for full-term uncomplicated delivery

Interventions

None listed

Sponsors

Kasturba Medical College
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: This will be a time-bound study wherein all patients in labour attending the labour ward in their third trimester in the given five-month study period interval will be recruited in the study (convenience sample). Only healthy pregnant women in labour will be part of the study.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: The exclusion criteria for the study will be pregnant women with any pre-existing complications or co-morbidities like diabetes, hypertension, obesity, IUGR or any other medical disorder complicating pregnancy. Malayalam speaking patients will not be included.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
1) To evaluate the level of adoption of antenatal exercises in pregnant women. 2) The awareness level and misconceptions about such exercises amongst pregnant women, and how regularly they practice these exercises.Timepoint: 8 weeks

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
The outcome of deliveries in these women will be noted. Subsequently, the study is aimed at establishing an association between regular antenatal exercises and their association with the occurrence of vaginal birthsTimepoint: 5 months

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactAtithi Arora

Kasturba Medical College Manipal

viwallobo24@gmail.com9686122791

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026