A study on Traditional Postnatal care practices of Kerala State

Not yet recruiting

• Conditions: Those who have experience in post natal care

• Registration Number: CTRI/2021/05/033550
• Lead Sponsor: All India Institute of Ayurveda

Brief Summary

Postnatal period is an important phase of transition in the life of females. Although care of a pregnant woman after delivery is a traditional practice in India, it is having diversity according to the geographical variation of the country. According to WHO, 80% of people in developing countries still relies on traditional medicine to meet their primary  health needs. *Ayurveda* also advocates the management of puerperal woman per *Desha* of that particular woman. Researches indicates that PNC services utilization is affected by several factors such as maternal age, educational level of woman, mode of delivery etc. In India, most of the people are following traditional practices for their postnatal care along with the contemporary treatment. Among them, people of Kerala are following traditional practices since ages to protect mother as well as neonate. Lack of enough documentation in this field is a lacuna. So it is very important to collect and preserve traditional knowledge about postnatal care. This study is a useful prelude towards the documentation of traditional knowledge for the future generation also.



METHODOLOGY



Study Type- Survey Study

Study Design - Cross sectional study

Study Population - People of Kerala

Sample Size - 300

Sampling Technique- Purposive Sampling

Data Collection - Through Direct-in-depth Interview

Study Tool - Self Administered Questionnaire

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2021-05-17

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Not Yet Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 300

Inclusion Criteria

• Females who have delivered a full term baby and followed postnatal care during their Postnatal period within 5 years of time period.
• Elderly females of a house who have given care to at least 50 postnatal females.
• Local health workers who have given care to at least 50 postnatal females.
• Ayurveda doctors of the particular places who have given care to at least 50 postnatal females.
• Females and Practitioners willing to include in a study.

Exclusion Criteria

• Subjects who are not willing for the trial.
• Females with child of greater than 5 years of age.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Information on Traditional postnatal Care practices of Kerala state.	1- 8 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Analysis on Traditional postnatal care of Kerala state in view of Ayurveda Principles	1- 3 months

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF AYURVEDA; 🇮🇳 South, DELHI, India

ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF AYURVEDA

🇮🇳South, DELHI, India

Dr DIVYAMOL M D

Principal investigator

08086604232

divyadam16@gmail.com