Anxiety in Pregnant Women during the COVID-19 Pandemic who go to a Hospital for their care in Lima

Abstract

Introduction: pregnancy is one of the stages where women are affected by factors that alter their mental health, one of them anxiety, due to physiological and vital changes during their pregnancy, therefore, the objective of the study is to determine anxiety in pregnant women during the COVID-19 pandemic who come to a hospital for their care in Lima. Methods: it is a quantitative, descriptive-transversal study, made up of 660 pregnant women in the study, with the questionnaire of sociodemographic aspects and the anxiety scale as a trait and state. Results: the results show that 13,5 % have high anxiety, 84,1 % medium anxiety and 2,4 % low anxiety. Conclusions: in conclusion, continuous monitoring of pregnant women should be carried out virtually or in person as a priority of attention.