Childbirth is a phase of transition for a woman. Mothers who have high perceived maternal role competences are able to cope successfully in transition to motherhood will gain mastery in their maternal role performance. This study aims to find out perceived maternal role competence among mothers of infant. A descriptive cross sectional study design was used for the study. Data were collected by face to face interview method using standardized tool "Parent Sense of Competence Scale" The study finding showed that mean age of the respondents was 25.50 years, where 81.1% were Hindu by religion, 91.4% were literate. Regarding obstetric characteristic, 51.4% were primiparous, 49.7% had first childbirth between the age of 20-24 years and 71.9% had planned pregnancy. The total mean score of perceived maternal role competence obtained by respondents was 72.48±8.33. There was significant association between level of perceived maternal role competence and age of the mother (p0.022), educational status (p=0.011), employment status (p=0.019) and readiness for pregnancy (p=0.022). There is statistically significant correlation (p=0.001) between satisfaction and self-efficacy subscale of PSOC.
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