A DESCRIPTIVE STUDY TO ASSESS THE MATERNAL ANXIETY DURING PREGNANCY AT A SELECTED TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL, KELAMBAKKAM, KANCHIPURAM DISTRICT, TAMIL NADU, INDIA.

Ms.Raji.A.Mohan; Ms.Sowmiya.R; Prof.Dr.Veena M Joseph

Volume : V, Issue : VIII, August - 2016

A DESCRIPTIVE STUDY TO ASSESS THE MATERNAL ANXIETY DURING PREGNANCY AT A SELECTED TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL, KELAMBAKKAM, KANCHIPURAM DISTRICT, TAMIL NADU, INDIA.

Ms. Raji. A. Mohan, Ms. Sowmiya. R, Prof. Dr. Veena M Joseph

Abstract :

A study aimed at assessing the maternal anxiety during pregnancy using a descriptive research design , the sample size consisted of 30 antenatal mothers in their third trimester, a research tool consisted of a structured interview schedule was used to elicit the demographic variables such as age, religion, educational status, occupation ,family income, type of family and State Trait Anxiety Inventory scale was used to assess the maternal anxiety, the study findings reveals that 73% of antenatal mothers had low State anxiety level and remaining 27% of antenatal mother had moderate State anxiety level. And 87% of antenatal mother had low Trait anxiety level,10% had moderate Trait anxiety level and only3% had severe Trait anxiety level.