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International Journal of Drug Delivery Technology · October 7, 2026
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IntroductionPregnancy involves significant hormonal and metabolic changes, which can sometimes lead to Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM) due to inadequate insulin action.Although GDM often resolves after delivery, it poses serious risks to both mother and baby if not identified early.Its incidence is increasing globally, particularly in India, due to lifestyle changes, obesity, and genetic predisposition.Adequate knowledge among antenatal women is essential for timely screening and management.Assessing their knowledge helps identify gaps and plan educational strategies.Health education through information booklets can effectively improve awareness, promote self-care, reduce anxiety, and enhance maternal and fetal outcomes. AimTo assess the effectiveness of information booklet on knowledge regarding Gestational Diabetes Mellitus among antenatal mothers. Materials and MethodsThis study adopted a quantitative approach and research design was pre-experimental one group design.The 80 Antenatal mothers in any trimester, age were between age 20 to 36 years, BMI (Body Mass Index) >25 kg/m², were taken from selected hospitals and non-probability purposive sampling technique was used.Written consent from the participants was taken, made participant comfortable and tool was administered, each participants were given 30-35 minutes and data collected by using semi structured interview technique.Data collection of the study was based on study objectives, demographic variables and health status assessment and knowledge-based tool.Data were collected using a validated self-structured questionnaire, and descriptive and inferential statistics were applied for analysis.Results 41% of the participants were in their 30-33 gestational weeks followed by 39% in their 24-29 and 21% 34-38 gestational weeks and 54% of the participants were primipara, and the remaining 46% were multipara.The majority of antenatal women had good health status i.e. 69% whereas 17% were had very good health and 14% had poor health status.The knowledge levels among the participants varied, 82% of participants had average knowledge regarding Gestational Diabetes Mellitus, indicating a moderate understanding of the condition, 8.5% exhibited good knowledge showing strong awareness of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus management, dietary recommendations and blood glucose monitoring.9.5% had poor knowledge highlighting gaps in understanding particularly in recognizing the complications and long-term risks associated with Gestational Diabetes Mellitus. ConclusionThe study concludes that majority of the sample had average knowledge regarding Gestational Diabetes Mellitus.