Jurnal Keperawatan Jiwa (JKJ): Persatuan Perawat Nasional Indonesia
Vol 9, No 1 (2021): Februari 2021

Anxiety in Pregnant Women During Pandemic Covid-19

Nurya Viandika (STIKES Widya Cipta Husada Malang)
Ratih Mega Septiasari (STIKES Widya Cipta Husada Malang)



Article Info

Publish Date
14 Feb 2021

Abstract

The Covid-19 virus pandemic can cause various manifestations, especially in risk groups, one of which is pregnant women. Pregnancy during a pandemic would be a factor that is anxiety pregnant women which can be impact for babies, like premature, Low Birth Weight, and also depression postpartum. The purpose of this study was to describe the level of anxiety of pregnant women during pandemic Covid-19 at the Jaya Kusuma Husada Clinic Malang, East Java Indonesia. The study was conducted from November to December 2020 and is a descriptive study with total sampling using a questionnaire given to pregnant women. Fifty-three pregnant women filled out forms and the data were analyzed using frequency and proportion tables. The results showed that 2% experienced severe anxiety, 32% had moderate-severe anxiety, 42% had moderate anxiety, 23% had mild anxiety and the remaining 2% of mothers had normal. The coronavirus pandemic is causing anxiety to pregnant women. Pregnant women would easily feel the feeling of something that will happen to them and their children also need to avoid negative impacts on the mother and fetus.

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Journal Info

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JKJ

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Subject

Education Health Professions Nursing Public Health Veterinary

Description

Jurnal Keperawatan Jiwa publishes articles in the scope of mental nursing broadly but is limited, especially in the field of mental nursing in healthy groups, risks, and disorders. Articles must be the result of research, case studies, results of literature studies, scientific concepts, knowledge ...