The Effect of the Empowerment Model on Pregnant Women's Self-Care Practice for Early Detection of Preeclampsia

Abstract: Background: Pre-eclampsia is a life-threatening condition of pregnancy, especially in developing countries that has many adverse effects on maternal and fetal conditions. Increasing women’s awareness of pre-eclampsia is recommended to promote self-care practice and hypertension control to prevent its serious complications and early detection of preeclampsia. Aim: to evaluate the effect of the empowerment model on pregnant women’s self-care practice for early detection of preeclampsia. Research design: A quasi-experimental research design was used to conduct this study Setting: The study was conducted at Maternal and child health center in (Al-Hadiqa) in Fayoum city, Egypt. Sample: A convenient sample of 70 pregnant women was recruited. Tools: Two tools were used for data collection. Tool I: A Structured interviewing questionnaire: Tool II: Self-care reported practice. Results: The study revealed that there were statistically significant improvements in the studied pregnant women’s knowledge, and self-care reported practice post-intervention in comparison with pre-intervention (p<0.001). Conclusion: The empowerment model had a significant positive effect on enhancement of knowledge, and self-care practices of pregnant women for early detection of preeclampsia. Recommendation: Continuous health education programs should be an integral part of the routine antenatal care for pregnant women regarding preeclampsia can help in providing continuous support and early detection of preeclampsia during pregnancy. Keywords: Early detection, Empowerment Model, Preeclampsia, Pregnant women, Self-Care Practice. Title: The Effect of the Empowerment Model on Pregnant Women’s Self-Care Practice for Early Detection of Preeclampsia Author: Neama Mahmoud Gouda, Entesar Fatouh Abdel Moniem, Hanan Fawzy Elsayed International Journal of Novel Research in Healthcare and Nursing ISSN 2394-7330 Vol. 12, Issue 2, May 2025 - August 2025 Page No: 160-175 Novelty Journals Website: www.noveltyjournals.com Published Date: 09-August-2025 DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.16785918 Paper Download Link (Source) https://www.noveltyjournals.com/upload/paper/The%20Effect%20of%20the%20Empowerment%20Model-09082025-6.pdf