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Assessment on the Level of Stress and Anxiety Among Antenatal Women in Selected Maternity Centres at Coimbatore

Jennifer Jothi Mary, Manjula V., Mounika ., Muthukrishnan ., Nandha Kumar P, Nithya B.

Abstract


Pregnancy may not always proceed normally since many events occur which make women highly sensitive. These emotional changes progress to psychological problems. Pregnancy and its transition to parenthood have been linked to an increase in anxiety symptoms, depression, worry and stress. Around the globe, many pregnant women experiences tress. In this study, a convenient sample of 100 antenatal women was taken to assess stress using the Perceived Stress Scale and anxiety using State Trait Anxiety Inventory Scale during pregnancy. The study was carried out in selected maternity centres. It was found that majority of them had moderate anxiety (91%) and only 7% had mild anxiety. Likewise, majority of them had moderate stress (95%) and only 5% had low stress. It has been shown that women prefer psychosocial treatments for stress during the pregnancy. It is essential to focus on the poor stress factors and causes of anxiety and help antenatal women have a non-complicated safe childbirth.


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