Abstract
We examined how the anxiety of pregnant women has an impact on the process of the delivery and the new born baby, 36 pregnant women, 10 primiparas and 26 multiparas, who visited our department were analyzed. we evaluated the degree of anxiety by using STAI (State-Trait Anxiety Inventory) scoring during first, second and last trimester.
1. Anxiety score of primiparas becomes higher with the advancing of the gestational week but the one of multiparas lower.
2. The score of occupational women is high during last trimester. Their score from second to last trimester is significantly higher than the one of non-occupational women.
3. Increase of the anxiety score during last trimester influence on the neonatal weight, height and chest and chest circumference but has no influence on the period and the amount of bleeding of the delivery.
4. STAI test is useful for the evaluation of the anxiety of pregnant women.
