Mother’s Behavior in Pregnancy-Puerperal Treatments and Reproductive Health Disorders

Maternal mortality rate in Sigi Regency in Central Sulawesi is quite high at 309 per 100.000 live births. The study aimed to determine the effect of knowledge on Antenatal Care (ANC), early detection of high risk and pregnant women postpartum behavioral care, reproductive health disorders, and to determine which factors are the most salient of these variables. The study was an analytical observational research with a population of 180 pregnant women and a sample of 180 pregnant women. Data was collected from February 2018 to June 2018 by interview using questionnaire, observation and FGD. Data analysis used was Chi Square at significance level of p<0.05.

The research results showed that the mother’s level of knowledge on Antenatal Care was low at 58.88%; the level of knowledge on early detection of high risk pregnancy was low at 56.66%, mother’s behavior in pregnancy treatment was also poor at 55.55%, and prevalence of respondents with reproductive health disorders was 57.7%. Knowledge on ANC, early detection of high risk pregnancy, and mother’s behavior in prenatal care had significant relations with reproductive health disorders (p<0.05). Maternal knowledge becomes the most influential variable to maternal reproductive health disorder with P value = 0,001. It was found out that lack of mother’s knowledge on antenatal care and late detection of high risk pregnancy, as well as behavior during pregnancy-puerperal period contributed to adverse reproductive health of women. and led to an increase in maternal and infant mortality rates in Sigi district of Central Sulawesi. As an intervention, the study recommends increased women’s literacy in pregnant-nifas treatment as a preventive effort in improving women’s reproductive health.