Mothers Knowledge Regarding Infant Development Milestone
Abstract
Abstract: Background: A developmental milestone is a collection of practical abilities or a particular task that the majority of kids can perform by a given age. The ability of a kid to do more complicated tasks as they get older is referred to as child development. Growth and development are not the same thing. Growth describes how a kid develops: The age at which a kid that is growing normally hits a milestone might vary significantly, even if each milestone has an age level. Every youngster is different.
Objective:
1. "To assess Mothers knowledge regarding infant development meliston"
2. "To find the relationship between knowing the mother and her demographic information"
Methods: A non-probability non purpose simple random sample of (100) health mothers in the hospital, they were visited to their in hospital, which is the Al-Hindiya General Teaching Hospital . Non experimental study was conducted at Al-Hindiya General Teaching Hospital in Karbala from 2 December 2022, to 24 June 2023, to assess Mothers knowledge regarding infant development meliston and collect data from the study sample for the period from 4 April 2023, to 3 May 2023.
Results: The results also shown the most (51%) were employer, from rural area (58%) and with nearly sufficient monthly income (40%).result showed the level of the mothers knowledge regarding infant development milestone were good with mean 0.75 (Min- Max 0-1) and the high percentage in domain social aspect with mean 0.80 while the less percentage in domain physical aspect with mean 0.69.the result showed the levels of the mothers knowledge regarding infant development milestone at most were good (58%) with mean 14.20 (Min- Max 0- 19).the result showed there was significant statistical differences between mothers’ knowledge with educational level at P < 0.05. Also the result showed there were significant statistical correlation between mothers knowledge with their age and number children at P < 0.01.
Conclusions
The most knowledgeable and knowledgeable age of an infant's developmental milestones is the age of 25 to 35
Most of the women with knowledge of the milestones of development are married female employees
The study showed that women with knowledge of developmental milestones have a good income
The study showed that the mother is well aware of the child's social features, while the mother, while there is poor knowledge about the physical aspect
The study also showed, in general, that the mother has a good level in the developmental parameters of the children and does not have a low level
And the last thing that the study showed is that there is a close correlation between the mother’s knowledge and her age, as well as her level of education.
Recommendations
The knowledge of mothers under 25 years of age should be developed regarding the stages of infant development, as well as strengthening training and explanatory programs for non-employed mothers, as well as free courses and workshops for women in health centers regarding child development, enhancing mothers’ information regarding physical development, not just social.
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