Risk status and traumatic birth perception in pregnancy.

CHILDBIRTH; STATE-Trait Anxiety Inventory; PREGNANCY & psychology; CONFIDENCE intervals; MANN Whitney U Test; RISK assessment; COMPARATIVE studies; PSYCHOLOGICAL tests; VAGINA; HOLISTIC medicine; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; CHI-squared test; ATTITUDES toward pregnancy; WOUNDS & injuries; DELIVERY (Obstetrics)

Objective: In this study, the effect of high‐risk pregnancies on pregnant women's perception of anxiety and traumatic birth was examined. Design and Methods: Data in a comparative descriptive study involving 156 pregnant women, collected by pregnant information form, State and Trait Anxiety, and Traumatic Birth Perception Scale. Results: It was found that 44.9% of the pregnant women in the study were between the ages of 24–29, 79.5% wanted to give birth normally, and 62.8% feared vaginal delivery. There was a low level of positive correlation between traumatic anxiety and perception of traumatic delivery in high‐risk pregnant women, and a moderate positive relationship between traumatic anxiety and traumatic delivery perception in low risk pregnant women (p < 0.05). Practice Implications: It is recommended to determine the risk factors that will create a perception of traumatic birth in pregnant women and to plan holistic care aimed at preventing traumatic births. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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