Anxiety of mothers of newborns with congenital malformations in the pre- and postnatal periods

Authors

  • Fabíola Chaves Fontoura Faculdade de Enfermagem Nova Esperança https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5254-526X
  • Maria Vera Lúcia Moreira Leitão Cardoso Universidade Federal do Ceará, Faculdade de Farmácia, Odontologia e Enfermagem
  • Sofia Esmeraldo Rodrigues Hospital Geral de Fortaleza, Unidade Neonatal
  • Paulo César de Almeida Universidade Estadual do Ceará, Centro de Ciências da Saúde
  • Liliane Brandão Carvalho Universidade de Fortaleza, Departamento de Psicologia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/1518-8345.2482.3080

Keywords:

Congenital Abnormalities, Anxiety, Mothers, Newborn, Intensive Care Units, Prenatal Care

Abstract

Objective: to analyze the anxiety level of the mothers of newborns with congenital malformations who were diagnosed in prenatal and postnatal care. Methods: a cross-sectional study with 115 mothers of 117 newborns with congenital malformation admitted to three neonatal units. A questionnaire containing maternal and neonatal variables was used, as well as the Trait-State Anxiety Inventory. Data were analyzed by Student’s t-test and Kolmogorov-Sminorv test. The anxiety level was categorized as low (percentile <25), moderate (25-75) and high (> 75), with a significance level of 5%. Results: most mothers had moderate levels of anxiety. Regarding the diagnosis of the malformation, 57% received the news in the prenatal and 43% in the postnatal period. The anxiety level of those who received the prenatal diagnosis was lower than those who received in the postnatal period, evaluated by the Trait Anxiety Inventory (p = 0.026). Conclusion: mothers of newborns with malformations presented moderate anxiety, and this was higher when the diagnosis was given in the postnatal period. The use of the Trait-State Anxiety Inventory can provide guidance to other studies and to clinical practice.

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Published

2019-03-28

Issue

Vol. 26 (2018)

Section

Original Articles

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How to Cite

Anxiety of mothers of newborns with congenital malformations in the pre- and postnatal periods. (2019). Revista Latino-Americana De Enfermagem, 26, e3080. https://doi.org/10.1590/1518-8345.2482.3080