'Universitas Islam Indonesia (Islamic University of Indonesia)'
Abstract
Maternal concerns knowledge is very important for a maternity nurse in providing information support for all post partum mothers. A discharge planning preparation program that based on maternal concerns can be a good effective way to give nursing care for post partum mothers and families. The purpose of this study is to identify maternal concerns for post partum Indonesian mothers including prime and multi porous and to identify the differences of maternal concerns between these groups. This study used cross sectional design. The total sample was chosen as a strategy for sample selection during three months. In this study, data were collected using three instruments developed based upon a review literature. Univariat statistic was used to analyze the data. The result of this study indicated that maternal concerns for the prime and multi porous mothers for three aspects (self, baby, and family) were significant difference. The result from this study can be generalized by using a big sample in next replication study