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<article xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" dtd-version="1.0" article-type="healthcare" lang="en"><front><journal-meta><journal-id journal-id-type="publisher">IJCRR</journal-id><journal-id journal-id-type="nlm-ta">I Journ Cur Res Re</journal-id><journal-title-group><journal-title>International Journal of Current Research and Review</journal-title><abbrev-journal-title abbrev-type="pubmed">I Journ Cur Res Re</abbrev-journal-title></journal-title-group><issn pub-type="ppub">2231-2196</issn><issn pub-type="opub">0975-5241</issn><publisher><publisher-name>Radiance Research Academy</publisher-name></publisher></journal-meta><article-meta><article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">4503</article-id><article-id pub-id-type="doi"/><article-id pub-id-type="doi-url"> http://dx.doi.org/10.31782/IJCRR.2022.141105</article-id><article-categories><subj-group subj-group-type="heading"><subject>Healthcare</subject></subj-group></article-categories><title-group><article-title>&#13;
	A Study to Assess the Effect of Nursing Interventions on Selected Minor Ailments Among Antenatal Primigravida Women in Selected Areas&#13;
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</article-title></title-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>Nair</surname><given-names>Nikhila R.</given-names></name></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>Raut</surname><given-names>Martha Sunil</given-names></name></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>Salvi</surname><given-names>Rupali Milind</given-names></name></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>Naik</surname><given-names>Nisha</given-names></name></contrib></contrib-group><pub-date pub-type="ppub"><day>3</day><month>06</month><year>2022</year></pub-date><volume>1)</volume><issue/><fpage>18</fpage><lpage>25</lpage><permissions><copyright-statement>This article is copyright of Popeye Publishing, 2009</copyright-statement><copyright-year>2009</copyright-year><license license-type="open-access" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"><license-p>This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0) Licence. You may share and adapt the material, but must give appropriate credit to the source, provide a link to the licence, and indicate if changes were made.</license-p></license></permissions><abstract><p>&#13;
	Introduction: Minor ailments are common throughout pregnancy due to the physiological and psychological changes in women__ampersandsignrsquo;s bodies. Constipation and foot edema are quite common ailments during pregnancy. As during pregnancy women__ampersandsignrsquo;s increased weight pressures will also increase to the ankles, knees, and feet. To reduce selected minor ailments selected nursing interventions were provided in this study. Aim: To evaluate the effect of nursing interventions on selected minor ailments among antenatal primigravida women in selected areas. Methods and Material: Quasi-experimental pre-test post-test control group design was adapted. The study was conducted among antenatal primigravida women with selected minor ailments. 60 samples were selected using non-probability purposive sampling and data collection was done by using demographic variables, Pitting Edema Scale __ampersandsignamp; Modified Constipation Assessment Scale. Nursing interventions provided to the experimental group. No intervention to control group. Results: The study findings showed that antenatal foot and leg exercises and consumption of fibrous fruits led to improvement in foot edema and constipation in the experimental group as compared to the control group who do not get any nursing interventions. Conclusion: Study concluded that selected nursing interventions were significantly effective in the improvement of foot edema and constipation among antenatal primigravida women.&#13;
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</p></abstract><kwd-group><kwd>Antenatal</kwd><kwd> Constipation</kwd><kwd> Edema</kwd><kwd> Minor ailments</kwd><kwd> Nursing interventions</kwd><kwd> Primigravida</kwd></kwd-group></article-meta></front></article>
