While most attention to pregnancy care focuses on the nine months of pregnancy, postpartum care is important, too. The postpartum period lasts six to eight weeks, beginning right after the baby is born. During this period, the mother goes through many physical and emotional changes while learning to care for her newborn. Postpartum care involves getting proper rest, nutrition, and vaginal care. Complications can arise in pregnancies for many reasons. Sometimes a woman’s existing health conditions contribute to problems. Other times, new conditions arise because of hormonal and body changes that occur during pregnancy PROBLEM STATEMENT “A study to assess the effectiveness of mind mapping regarding the knowledge of maternal complication among ANC mothers.” OBJECTIVES ? To determine the effectiveness of mindmapping regarding knowledge of maternal complications and its prevention among ANC mothers. ? To assess the opinion of the ANC mothers regarding mindmapping as an effective means of health education. 2 OPERATIONAL DIFINITION: ? MIND MAPPING A mind map is a diagram /study to visually organize information. It shows effectiveness regarding the knowledge of maternal complication and its prevention. In this study mind mapping is a “diagram used to impart knowledge regarding maternal complications and its prevention. It will be prepared on a flex with folding. The content of the flex will include in brief about antenatal care, maternal complications and in detail about four complications i.e. abortion, anemia, PIH, preeclampsia. The researcher will teach small groups of ANC mothers using the prepared mind map.” ? ASSUMPTIONS 1. Mind mapping may be effective in improving the knowledge of ANC mothers regarding maternal complication. DELIMITATIONS 1. Patients who all are available at the time of data collection. 2. Patients who all are willing to participate in the study. 3. Patients who are in 2nd and 3rd Trimester.