EFFORTS TO RESOLVE KNOWLEDGE DEFICIT ABOUT POST DELIVERY MATERNAL HEALTH IN MOTHERS POST PARTUM THROUGH PUBLIC GYMNASTICS EDUCATION

Abstract

Background: During the early postpartum period, the mother will experience many physical changes that are physiological in nature and cause a lot of discomfort. According to the World Health Organization (WHO) in 2017, there were 65% of postpartum mothers who did not know about postpartum exercise. In Indonesia, there are 4 million post partum mothers who do not do postpartum exercises due to lack of knowledge and fear of unwanted things happening if they move too much. Whereas postpartum exercise can help speed up the process of uterine involution. Purpose: Provide postpartum exercise education for post partum mothers who experience a deficit in maternal health knowledge after delivery. Methods: Data collection used the format of post partum maternal assessment, assessment of knowledge deficit nursing problems and postpartum maternal health questionnaires. Postpartum exercise education is carried out 3 times in 3 days for 15 minutes using booklets and leaflets as media. Educational methods in the form of lectures, questions and answers and demonstrations. Results: The results of the post test showed that the knowledge of the two respondents increased to good (100%), from the previous lack of knowledge (16.6% and 8.3%). So that nursing outcome expectations are achieved, namely the level of knowledge of postpartum maternal health increases. Conclusion: Postpartum exercise education can solve the problem of post partum mothers who experience a deficit in maternal health knowledge after delivery, so that mother's knowledge increases.