<![CDATA[Background: Pregnancy danger signs require early recognition and prompt access to appropriate healthcare services to reduce the risk of maternal and fetal complications. Pregnant women need adequate knowledge to identify symptoms that require immediate attention, such as vaginal bleeding, severe headache, visual disturbances, severe abdominal pain, swelling of the face or hands, fever, convulsions, and decreased fetal movement. However, information provided during routine antenatal care may be limited by consultation time and differences in maternal understanding. Digital education can provide accessible, standardized, and repeatable information through multiple formats, potentially strengthening maternal understanding and recall. Objective: This study aimed to assess the effectiveness of a digital education package in improving pregnant women’s knowledge of pregnancy danger signs. Methods: This draft uses simulated data from a quasi-experimental pretest-posttest study involving 80 pregnant women divided into an intervention group and a comparison group. The intervention group received a seven-day digital education package consisting of short educational videos, infographics, and WhatsApp reminder messages. The educational content focused on identifying common pregnancy danger signs, the importance of seeking timely healthcare, and appropriate actions when danger signs occur. The comparison group received routine antenatal education. Knowledge was assessed before and after the intervention using a 20-item structured questionnaire. Changes in knowledge scores were analyzed and compared between the two groups. Results: Based on the simulated data, the mean knowledge score in the intervention group increased from 11.6±2.8 at pretest to 17.4±1.9 at posttest. In the comparison group, the mean score increased from 11.8±2.7 to 13.0±2.5. The intervention group demonstrated a substantially greater improvement in knowledge, and the between-group posttest difference was statistically significant (p<0.001). Conclusion: Digital education combining short videos, infographics, and reminders has the potential to improve pregnant women’s knowledge of pregnancy danger signs and may complement routine antenatal counselling. However, the findings are based on simulated data, and empirical field data, ethical approval, informed consent, and appropriate statistical analysis are required before publication.]]>
