Effectiveness of Guided Imagery Therapy on pregnancy outcome and ante partum quality of life among Pregnancy Induced Hypertension mothers

Abstract

ABSTRACT newlineIntroduction: newlinePregnancy-induced hypertension (PIH) poses a substantial risk in the field of maternal and foetal medicine, with a projected incidence of 5 to 10% in all pregnancies worldwide. In general, the influence of PIH on world health is impossible to overestimate. Among all the causes of maternal deaths, it ranks among the very common causes of maternal mortality, affecting approximately 14 percent of all maternal deaths globally. However, the percentages in the underdeveloped countries are much higher. Also, in relation to PIH, there are several adverse pregnancy outcomes, namely intra uterine growth restriction (IUGR), pre-term birth, and perinatal mortality. newlineMethods and materials: newlineThe current study adopted a quasi- experimental control group design to identify the effect of guided imagery therapy on pregnancy outcome and antepartum quality of life among pregnancy induced hypertensive mothers in selected settings.one hundred and thirty samples were chosen by non-probability purposive sampling method. Study participants were introduced to research protocol from 28 weeks of gestation till delivery. Structured questionnaires were used to gather relevant data. Data analysis was done using SPSS version 26 for windows. The Wilcoxon test and t test was used to find the effect of intervention on maternal blood pressure, fundal height, maternal weight. ANOVA, MW test and t test were used to find the significant difference among study variables. newlineResults: newlineBefore intervention the blood pressure was 145.54-147.98/93.20-94.83mm Hg, fundal height was 25.54-28.31 cm and maternal weight was 50.65-54.69kg at 28 weeks of gestation. The antepartum quality life was the average level in all experimental group samples but in control group 61.54% of them only had average level of QoL. After regular practice of GIT, in experimental group QoL improved gradually throughout the antepartum life, whereas in control group QoL deteriorated. Maternal outcomes among experimental group were good, around 66.1%.