Abstract:
This study was done to find out utilization of blood pressure recordings of mothers attending
to anti-natal clinic in DDHS area Kurunegala. Although pregnant mother's anti-natal clinic
(field) participation and health staff worll effort were satisfied it was found that blood
pressure recording and their utilization is not properly used at the field, by the medical staff.
Proper usage of mother's card (Card B). Documentation of the all the work, done at the antinatal clinic by medial staff can be minimized such errors. The study reveled that more than
85percent of pregnant mothers attended to anti-natal clinic for more than 4 visits and in
overall mother's attendance were in satisfactory numbers. But the recordings by the health
staff and actions taken were not to the standard requirements. That means blood pressure
data and other findings are not utilized properly used for the benefit of the pregnant
mothers. About 90 percent of pregnant mothers who participated in the study were within
the reproductive age group. About 39.7 percent of mothers were primes 53 percent are
having second and third pregnancy. But more than 21 percent of mothers had bad obstetric
history and about 4.2 percent had history of hypertension. About 10.5 percent of pregnant
mothers had blood pressures above critical level. In their present pregnancy all of whom
needed further action.
