PROFESSIONAL HEALTH JOURNAL
Vol. 7 No. 2 (2026)

The Relationship Between Maternal Anxiety In Pregnant Women And Fetal Growth Disorders At Manggar Baru Public Health Center

Mardiah Mardiah (STIKES Bakti Indonesia Balikpapan)
Ni Nyoman Widya Pradani (Stikes Bakti Indonesia Balikpapan)
Nabilah Dhea Andini (Stikes Bakti Indonesia Balikpapan)



Article Info

Publish Date
02 Jul 2026

Abstract

Introduction: Based on data from the Manggar Baru Community Health Center, the prevalence of preterm births during the last three years was 15.15% from January to December 2022. 8.82% from January to December 2023. 8.47% from January to December 2024. This study aims to determine the psychological changes in pregnant women, to identify fetal growth disorders, and to analyze the relationship between psychological changes in pregnant women and fetal growth disorders in the Manggar Baru Community Health Center work area in 2025. Methods: The methodology used in this study is correlation analytical research with a cross-sectional approach, data collection techniques using accidental sampling. Results: a statistically significant relationship between psychological changes in pregnant women and fetal growth disorders. Conclusions: There is a relationship between psychological changes in pregnant women and fetal growth disorders in the work area of ​​the Manggar Baru Balikpapan Health Center in 2025. The factors that influence anxiety include gestational age, education, occupation and income.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

PHJ

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Subject

Medicine & Pharmacology Nursing

Description

Professional health journal is an open access journal with a wide range (Scope) of fields of nursing including basic research in nursing, management nursing, emergencies, and critical nursing, medical-surgical nursing, mental health nursing, maternity nursing, maternity nursing, child nursing, ...