Evaluation of stressors in pregnancy period

Purpose: Our study was planned descriptively in order to evaluate stressors experienced/felt in pregnancy period by pregnant women who applied to İstanbul Bilim University Avrupa Florence Nightingale Research and Application Hospital Gynecology and Obstetrics Polyclinic and stayed at İstanbul University İstanbul Medicine Faculty Risked Pregnancy and Maternity Service. Material and Method: Our study covers 280 pregnants who applied to İstanbul Bilim University Avrupa Florence Nightingale Research and Application Hospital Gynecology and Obstetrics Polyclinic between May 2012-May 2013 and stayed at İstanbul University İstanbul Medicine Faculty Risked Pregnancy and Maternity Service between May 2012-May 2013 and accepted to participate in our study. In collecting data, Pregnant Identification Form, Survey for Evaluation of Stressors in Pregnancy Period, validity-reliability tests and Prenatal Self Evaluation Scale (PSES) were employed. The data were evaluated with SPSS v16.0 program. Findings: Avarage age of 37% of participants in the study was 26-30 years ( n:280 30,51±5,27. Average week of pregnancy was 31,23±6,72, average number of pregnancy was 2,1±1,43, average number of living children was 1,65±0,861. 59% of the prehgnants stated that they would receive post natal childcare assistance while 41% stated that they would not receive any assistance. 71% stated that they did not receive antenatal training while 29% stated that they received antenatal training. Statisticallay significant difference was detected between PSES and subdimensions of pregnants who do not work, had helath problem in previous and current pregnancy, had the current pregnancy unplanned, did not receive antenatal training, had university education and were 41 or older. (p<0.05). Age, number of pregnancies, weeks of pregnancy and number of living children were found significantly correlated. (p<0.005). Result: Adaptation of to pregnancy was found significantly high fort he pregnants who worked and had university level education, received ante natal training from medical staff, had no health problems in previous or current pregnancy, had no problem in gynecologic and obstetric history, had health husbands and family members, support individuals in the care of pregnant women with baby pregnancies were less affected by the stressor. Keywords: Stressors in normal pregnancy, risked pregnancy stressors, Pregnancy Stressors