Worldwide Nursing Conference (WNC)

To assess the knowledge of primigravida women attending ruralhealth centers andselected hospital regarding the breast changes that they experience during pregnancy. Study design: A descriptive design was used in this study to identify the knowledge of the primigravida women about physiologic breast changes in the pregnancy. Method: A non-probabilitypurposive sampling technique was used to select samples. The data was obtained using Demographic proformaand Knowledge Questionnaire on breast changes. Results: The descriptive statistics showed that183 (89.7%) of primigravida women had poor knowledge regarding the breast changes during pregnancy and only 21 (10.3%) had good knowledge. Clinical implications: As a clinical implicate nurses may adopt the role ofeducatorsin influencing the knowledge of primigravida women regarding pregnancy and changes during pregnancy. She can make women aware about the importance of antenatal care for the woman and child during pregnancy.