KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE AND PRACTICE OF ANTENATAL EXERCISES AMONG PREGNANT WOMEN OF RURAL POPULATION ATTENDING ANTENATAL CLINIC IN NCMCH, ISRANA, PANIPAT.

Background: Mothers are urged to lead active lifestyles throughout their pregnancies if there are no obstetrical or medical issues. Preventing gestational diabetes, pre-eclampsia, and reducing lower back discomfort are a few advantages of exercise during pregnancy. Regular exercise is encouraged for its benets to one's overall health. The aim of the study was to determine the level Aim: of knowledge, attitude, and practice related to exercise in the antenatal period among women and to assess the awareness about their health during pregnancy. A cross- Material and Methods: sectional study with simple random sampling (a convenient sampling) is conducted on antenatal women attending the antenatal clinic of NCMCH, ISRANA using an interviewer-administered questionnaire for a period of 3 months. The data was collected and compiles using SPSS software. Results: In our study, found that out of 120 women, only 65 had knowledge related to exercise in the antenatal period and 55 women had no knowledge, it was also found that 113 women had a positive attitude toward exercise during the antenatal period and 7 had a negative attitude and also 26 women out of 120 practiced exercises during their antenatal period. These parameters show that there is a lack of knowledge, attitude, and practice related to exercise in the antenatal period in women in our area. By doing the study, our Conclusion: main goal was to check the knowledge attitudes and, practices in women and also to aware women of these practices so that the recovery duration post-delivery could be reduced.