The Effect Of Anxiety Experienced in The Last Trimester Of Pregnancy On Anxiety And Pain During Childbirth

Authors : Gülsüm Gündoğdu, Gülşen Eryilmaz

Pages : 114-1126

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Publication Date : 2023-11-30

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :ABSTRACT Objective: The study determined the relationship between the anxiety levels of the last trimester pregnant women and the anxiety and pain levels in the phases of labor. Methods: The research was conducted between July 2012 and July 2013 in the outpatient clinic and delivery room of a Gynecology and Obstetrics Hospital in the east. The population of the study consisted of pregnant women in the late last trimester (between 36 and 39 weeks) who applied to the hospital for antenatal controls between July 2012 and March 2013. The sample of the research was created with 293 pregnant women selected by the improbable random method from the specified population. The research has a descriptive, cross-sectional and relationship-seeking design and data were collected with the \"Personal Information Form\", \"State and Trait Anxiety Scale\" and \"Visual Analog Scale\". Results: A positive and significant correlation was found between the state anxiety score of the pregnant women in the last trimester and the state anxiety score in the latent(p<0.001), active(p<0.05) and transitional phases of labor(p<0.01). A highly significant positive correlation was found between the trait anxiety score of the pregnant women in the last trimester and the state anxiety score in the latent(p<0.001), active(p<0.001) and transitional phases of labor(p<0.001). No significant correlation was found between the state and trait anxiety scores in the last trimester of pregnant women and pain in the latent, active and transitional phases of labor(p>0.05). Conclusion: While a significant relationship was determined between state and trait anxiety in the last trimester and state anxiety in the birth phases; it was determined that there was no significant relationship with pain in the labor phases. Keywords: Anxiety, labor pain, last trimester, pregnancy.
Keywords : Anksiyete, doğum ağrısı, gebelik, son trimester