Determination of Prenatal Attachment and Anxiety Levels in Postterm Pregnancy

Abstract

Introduction and Aim: To compare anxiety and attachment levels besides obstetric and sociodemographic characteristics between late term and non-late term pregnants. Methods: This cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted on 49 pregnant women who were over 41 weeks of pregnancy as late-term pregnancy group and 67 pregnant women who were 37-41 weeks of pregnancy were included in the study as control group. Data were collected using demographic and obstetrics data form, Pregnancy-Related Anxiety Questionnaire-Revised-2, and prenatal attachment scale. Results: The prenatal attachment scale median score of late term pregnant women was 68 (39-81) and the anxiety scale median score was 28 (13-55). The median score of the prenatal attachment scale for may not affect the non-late term pregnant women was 64 (30-84), and the median score of the anxiety scale was 26 (11-43). There was no statistically significant difference between the two groups in terms of scale scores (p>0.05). Conclusions: It was found that prenatal attachment and anxiety levels were not affected by the late term state of pregnant women in our study. In the presence of other conditions that positively affect attachment, although late term pregnancy is risky, it did not have an effect on attachment and anxiety.