Perception of the Content and Satisfaction with Antenatal Health Education among Pregnant Women Attending Antenatal Clinics in a Metropolitan City in Nigeria

Afolabi Titilope, New Cross Hospital, Wolverhampton
Victoria Brown, School of Nursing, University College Hospital, Ibadan
Aanuoluwapo Afolabi, MSI Nigeria Reproductive Choices
Abimbola Oluwatosin, Department of Nursing, College of medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan

This mixed methods cross-sectional study described the content and satisfaction with antenatal health education (AHE) among pregnant women in Ibadan, Nigeria. Quantitative data were collected from 240 pregnant women from three secondary and tertiary healthcare facilities. Qualitative data were collected from nine nurses through an in-depth interview. The mean age of the women was 31.1 (±5.1) years. Overall, 89.6% of pregnant women were satisfied with the content of AHE which included malaria prevention(97.8%), labor signs(87.9%), referral(47.5%), PTMCT(87.1%), breastfeeding(90.8%), newborn immunization(89.2%), and major ailments in pregnancy(75%), care of the cord(73.8%) and anterior fontanelle(78.0%). The nurse on duty decides what to teach during each AHE based on her proficiency and teaching schedule. AHE majorly focused on maternal and fetal health content compared to parenting content which many women wanted to learn about. Nurses should be flexible to incorporate pregnant women’s preferences into AHE content across all facilities in Ibadan, Nigeria.