Perceived Benefits Of Exercise Among Pregnant Mothers In Minna Metropolis

This study was carried out on the perceived benefits of exercise among pregnant mothers in Minna Metropolis. In order to successfully carry out the study, objectives and research questions with corresponding hypothesis'wereformulated to guide the study. Literature was reviewed based on the research variables. The study employed a cross sectional survey method. The research instrument used in collecting data for analysis was a questionnaire which was administered on one hundred and fifty (150) pregnant mothers’ in General hospital Minna, who served as sample for the study. Their responses were analyzed using frequencies, percentage and Pearson product moment correlation analysis and the following results were obtained.

Result: The study revealed that majority of the respondents 97(64.7%) asserted that they have never heard about specific exercise for pregnant mothers while 53(35.3%) said they have. Majority of the respondents 84(56%) asserted that they like antenatal exercise because it improves easy delivery during labor while 66(44%) of the respondent said no. None the less, 43(28.7%) of the respondents said yes that ignorance affects the benefit of exercise for pregnant mothers’ while 107(71.3%) said no, it doesn’t. Conclusion:The study revealed that the respondents’ knowledge of benefits of exercise was good. However, despite the above, minority of the respondents still demonstrated poor knowledge and unfavorable attitude which may be due to those factors identified as hindrance to the benefit of exercise.