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Pregnancy is a creative and productive period in the life at a woman. It is one of the vital events, which needs special care from conception to postnatal period. Every mother wants to enjoy the nine months period with the baby inside her; the joyful experience of the pregnancy is not always joyful. Sometimes it is associated with problems of varying severity. Minor disorders are one among those problems, which causes discomfort to the mothers during pregnancy Although such disorder are often termed as minor disorder they are far form, the minor for women who experience it. This study used one group pre-test post-test pre-experimental design and non- probability purposive sampling technique to select the samples. Data collected from 60 primigravida . Structured questionnaires were used to collect data regarding demographic variables of the respondents and knowledge and practice regarding managing common discomforts during pregnancy. Objectives of the study were to assess the pre-test and post-test knowledge level of primigravida mothers on managing common discomforts, to assess the pre-test and post-test practice of primigravida mothers on managing common discomforts and to associate the level of knowledge and practice on managing common discomforts among primigravida mothers with their selected demographic variables. Intervention was a self- instructional module (Informational Booklet) regarding managing of common discomforts during pregnancy. The results showed that the respondents gained knowledge and practice After the teaching, the pre-test mean score of knowledge was 12.81and post test score was 16.08 and 12.768. The pre-test mean score of practice was 19.78 and post test score was 23.81 and the value is 12.579. There is no association of the post-test knowledge and practice with the demographic variables. Conclusion : The result concludes that the self-instructional module on the managing of common discomforts during pregnancy is useful to improve the knowledge and practice of the primi mothers.