Background: Preeclampsia during pregnancy is considered one of the major obstetrical
problems in developing countries that cause maternal mortality and preterm birth throughout the
world. Aim: The study aimed to evaluate effect of continuous care model on self-care among
women with preeclampsia. Research design: Quasi-experimental design (pre-posttest, one group)
was utilized. Setting: The study was conducted at Obstetrics and Gynecological out -patient clinic
at Benha University hospital. Sampling: A purposive sample of 75 women with preeclampsia was
recruited. Tools of data collection: Three tools were included 1) A self-administered questionnaire
2) women’s knowledge questionnaire 3) self-care reported practices questionnaire. Results: There
was a marked improvement in knowledge and self-care reported practices of studied sample
regarding preeclampsia after implementation of the continuous care model with highly statistically
significant difference (p