The effect of self care counseling on health practices of 35 years or more aged pregnant women referring to Hamadan health care centers, in 2018

Introduction & Objective: Maternal age of 35 years or older can be a risk factor for a significant increase in pregnancy complications. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of self-care counseling on the health practices in pregnant women aged 35 or older who were referred to Hamadan comprehensive health centers. Materials and Methods: A randomized controlled clinical trial study was performed on 100 pregnant women aged 35 years and over referring to Hamedan health centers in 2018. The research instrument was a demographic questionnaire, and Health practices questionnaire that completed both groups before and after the intervention. The type of allocation of people in each clinic was done randomly using a random number table. The test group received consultation sessions in the form of GATHER in four sessions of 45-60 minutes. Data analysis was performed using SPSS software 20 and (P<0.05) was considered significant. Results: According to the results, the mean scores of health practices in the test group before and after the intervention were changed from (110.38 ± 20. 41) to (120.82 ± 19.36) and the difference was statistically significant (P<0.05), while in the control group were changed from (112.12 ± 20.91) to (113.54 ± 16.33) and the difference was not statistically significant (P >0.05). Conclusion: The present study showed the health practices of maternal aged in high risk pregnant women. Keywords:, Health Practices, Maternal age, Consultation