الفهرس 
Aim of the Work
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Abstract
The postnatal period, defined as the time immediately after the birth of the
baby and up to 6 weeks (42 days) after birth, is critical for newborn and mother.
The majority of the maternal and neonatal deaths occurs during the 1st week
after delivery. Inappropriate feeding and cultural practices during the postnatal
period may pose further risks to the life of the mother and the newborn. All of
maternal and neonatal problems could be reduced if women receive appropriate
postpartum care.
Postnatal care provides health professionals with the opportunity to promote
exclusive breastfeeding, personal hygiene, appropriate feeding practices, and
family planning counseling, and services.
Therefore, it is essential to provide education to mothers regarding
appropriate postpartum care as improved household practices and use of services,
often at the community level, will increase newborn survival.
Aim of the study:
The aim of the present study was to evaluate knowledge and attitude of
women in reproductive age about postpartum care and to assess postpartum care
practice among women in reproductive age.
Subject and Methods:
A cross sectional study was conducted in Damanhour district Al Behera
Governorate, Egypt. 321 Mothers were selected in the period from the ”1st” of
October 2018 to till the end of August 2021.
Data of the current study were collected using:
A predesigned questionnaire to assess sociodemographic data, knowledge
and attitude of the participants towards postpartum care.
A check list to assess postpartum care practice among the mothers.
The results of this study revealed that:
The mean age of studied group was 25.5 ± 5.2.Secondery education
constituted 68.5% of the participant while higher education was the predominate
among their husbands represented 55.1%. About 65% of the participants were
housewives. Big family size (more than7) constituted 79.1% of the families. About
half of the participants had moderate socioeconomic state.
The study revealed that:
About 57% of the studied group had good knowledge regarding postpartum
care visits.
Good knowledge was found to be high in highly educated mothers who had
occupation and high socioeconomic level.
About 78.53 % of the studied group had positive attitude towards
postpartum care visits.
There was a good attitude towards PPC services among mothers who had
good service practice score.