Introduction: Pregnancy is associated with many anatomical and physiological changes in women. TORCH is group of pathogens that lead to congenital infections which results in fetal damage and other congenital anomalies. torch syndrome, like cytomegalovirus, toxoplasmosis, herpes simplex, syphilis, rubella and other. Aims of study: To assess the knowledge regarding torch infection among antenatal mothers, to develop booklet. Material and Methods: - the quantitative research approach with Descriptive research design was used for research study. 150 sample selected by non- probability purposive sampling technique, data collected through structured questionary. after assessed the data find out the knowledge who has poor knowledge group received information booklets regarding torch infection. Results: Major samples from 20-23yrs of age group and the percentage was 34.7% where 46.7% samples completed higher secondary education. Maximum 70.7% of ANC mothers had non-veg type of diet and 70% mothers was multigravida, 48% was having 28-40 weeks of gestation. Regarding information about TORCH infection, 46.7% participants was having information, source for getting information was books, percentage was 25.3%. 44,7% samples was having nuclear family. 16% of antenatal mothers had poor knowledge, 44.7% had average knowledge and 39.3% had good knowledge. The fisher’s exact test was used for calculating the association, as p -value was found more than 0.05 level of significance for age, weeks, gravida, education, type of family, information regarding TORCH infection and source, hence the significant association was found with all of them. But p value was found to be less than 0.05 level of significance for type of diet, hence it was not significantly found to be associated. Conclusion: The study concluded that improvement in level of knowledge regarding torch infection among antenatal mothers and information booklet is effective in creating awareness and gaining the knowledge.

Antenatal mothers, developed, information booklet, torch infection, knowledge.