Primary care nursing and prenatal education amongst pregnant woman in rural India

In India, maternal mortality rate is one of the highest in the world. It is therefore crucial to improve health care for pregnant women to prevent pregnancy complications, premature births and maternal and infant deaths. As the nurse is one of the key health professionals interacting with pregnant women, it is essential to redefine her role in health education and prevention of
infectious diseases. Infectious diseases such as hepatitis A and E are transmitted through the consumption of contaminated water. Therefore, the nurse and other health professionals should educate women to healthy water sterilization habits. Given this context, the outcomes of this project will be to define the role of the nurse in rural maternal health care, identify the major
barriers to access clean water for pregnant women in rural areas of Gujarat, and develop a health promotion intervention proposal for pregnant women of Gujarat raise awareness about the benefits of using clean water.

Faculty Supervisor:

Bilkis Vissandjée

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Partner:

Indian Institute of Public Health Gandhinagar

Discipline:

Sociology

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University:

Université de Montréal

Program:

Globalink Research Award