A study to assess the effectiveness of structured teaching programme on knowledge regarding Lamaze Technique among 4th year B.Sc. nursing student of Smt. Nagarathnamma college of nursing, Bengaluru.

Abstract

Statement of the problem: “A study to assess the effectiveness of structured teaching programme on knowledge regarding Lamaze Technique among 4th year B.Sc. nursing student of Smt. Nagarathnamma college of nursing, Bengaluru.” Background and Objective of the study: Through labour is a normal physiological process, it is associated with some amount of pain. It depends on many factors like the person’s physical build, her emotional status, her mental outlook, associated and coincidental problems etc. Since there so many factors influences pain perception, pain relief can be achieved by changing some or all these factors. The goal of Lamaze Technique is to increase a mother’s confidence in her ability to give birth; Lamaze classes help them to understood hoe to cape with the pain in ways that both facilitate labour and promote comfort, including focused breathing, movement, punishing, imaginary and visualization and massage. The Lamaze method id completely natural and doesn’t require the use of medical supervision or drugs, making it a popular option among many women. The popularity of the method is largely due to the emphasis on individual personality and the interaction of the body, mind and environment.it teaches women to avoid fears and doubts about delivery and instead respond to the contractions as stimuli and not pain. This study was undertaken to assess the effectiveness of structured teaching program on knowledge regarding Lamaze Technique among 4th year B.Sc. nursing students at Smt. Nagarathnamma college of nursing, Bengaluru. The objective of “A study to assess the effectiveness of structured teaching programme on knowledge regarding Lamaze Technique among 4th year B.Sc. nursing student of Smt. Nagarathnamma college of nursing, Bengaluru.” • To assess the existing knowledge regarding Lamaze technique among 4th year B.Sc. nursing students of Smt. Nagarathnamma college of nursing at Bengaluru. • To evaluate the effectiveness of structured teaching programme on knowledge regarding Lamaze technique among 4th year B.Sc. nursing student of Smt. Nagarathnamma college of nursing at Bengaluru. • To find the association between post-test knowledge score regarding Lamaze technique and selected socio-demographic variables among 4th year B.Sc. nursing student of Smt. Nagarathnamma college of nursing at Bengaluru. 9 RESULT: There was significant improvement in the knowledge of students following the administration of structured teaching program on Lamaze Technique. CONCLUSION: The present study was attempted to assess knowledge regarding Lamaze Technique. The study finding showed that the post test score was higher than pre-test score and was concluded That structured teaching program on Lamaze Technique was effective. Key words: Effectiveness, structured teaching program, Lamaze Technique.