Background: Pregnant women attending antenatal care have a need for quality pregnancy-related information. Purpose: To describe the pregnancy-related information seeking patterns among pregnant women attending antenatal clinic in Ikorodu. Methods and Design: The study was carried out using a descriptive correlational design. A purposive sample of 228pregnant women were recruited from an antenatal clinic in Lagos State to complete pregnancy-related information seeking pattern questionnaire (PRISPQ)." Descriptive analysis and inferential statistics (logic regression) was used to analyse the information generated. Result: Over 50% respondents are in third trimester, age range 26-35years. Majority of the pregnant women in the study area had moderate level of pregnancy information needs (58.3%, mean = 28.007) and information-seeking (52.2%, mean = 26.119). Long wait to see the healthcare personnel (64.5%) and having knowledge of pregnancy (60.5%) are perceived barriers to seeking pregnancy-related information. The most potent predictor of information seeking pattern among the predictor variables of the study is religion (β = .372; t = 8.419; p < .05), followed by age (β= .300; t = 6.335; p <.05), and lastly by marital status (β= .261; t = 4.456; p <.05). Conclusion: Pregnancy outcomes could be improved if pregnant women are provided with pregnancy-related information necessary to empower them to overcome pregnancy challenges. Thus, nurses and midwives should offer quality information that could assist the pregnant women to make rightful healthcare decision during antenatal.European Scientific Journal August 2017 edition Vol.13, No.24 ISSN: 1857 -7881 (Print) e -ISSN 1857 437 Keywords: Pregnancy-related information, seeking pattern, pregnant women, and antenatal clinic. IntroductionComplications from pregnancy is a number one cause of death among women of reproductive age. About 287,000 women dieof pregnancy-related complications each year (World Health Organization, 2015). In Nigeria, 36,000 women experience childbirth related death per year, accounting for about 13 percent of the global maternal death rates (Demographic Health Survey, 2015). As a result, several pregnant women are experiencing pregnancy related fears, concern, and uncertainty. Thus, they settle for the need to acquire more information about the pregnancy. Pregnancy period is a period that women experience physiological changes and eventually role change (Das2013). Therefore, women are prone to seek out information necessary to meet the demand posed during pregnancy. This information is delivered during the antenatal visits. Complications are detected during the antenatal care and professionals deliver this care using the World Health Organization antenatal guidelines. During the visit, there is exchange of information between the nurses/midwives and the pregnant mothers. In Nigeria, healthcare professionals have a legal responsibility to focus on the health and well-being of pregnant women. Accurate and timely information exchange must take...
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