MATERNAL PRENATAL PREGNANCY-RELATED ANXIETY AND SPONTANEOUS PRETERM BIRTH IN ARDEBIL HEALTH CENTERS IN 1390

Prenatal mental health has been shown to be associated with adverse consequences for the
mother and the child. Some Studies have suggested that stress is associated with several adverse
pregnancy outcomes particularly pre-term labor. The aim of this study is to determine the relationship
between pregnancy-related anxiety and spontaneous preterm birth.
Materials and Methods: In this cohort study conducted in Ardebil (1390) a consecutive series of 241
pregnant women with singleton pregnancies consecutively recruited by multistage sampling between
20 and 28 weeks of gestation and without history of psychological disease, chronic diseases,
pregnancy complications, and taking medicine in Ardabil health care centers for prenatal care. Data
was assessed using self-administered Spielberger's state-trait anxiety questionnaire and analyzed by
spss.
Result: The mean Spielberger state and trait anxiety in women with preterm delivery were 89. 18± 11.
69 and16. 22± 10. 22 respectively, but the mean Spielberger state and trait anxiety in women with
term delivery were 13. 65± 8. 2 and 11. 75± 8. 31, respectively. By increasing of anxiety level, the
level of preterm delivery was increased around2. 28.
Conclusions: If additional research confirms these results, then this finding may suggest the
possibility of intervention to reduce maternal prenatal pregnancy-related worries and concerns, thereby
reducing the risk of spontaneous preterm birth