The relationship between spousal support and pregnancy stress in high-risk pregnant women

Abstract

Aim: This research was conducted to reveal the relationship between spousal support and pregnancy stress in high-risk pregnant women. Method: The sample of the descriptive and relationship- seeking research consisted of 220 pregnant women who were hospitalized and received inpatient treatment between 01.12.2020 and 01.02.2021 in the perinatology service of the Obstetrics and Children's Hospital in the Anatolian side of Istanbul. The data were acquired by meta-data gathering form, Pregnancy Stress and Assessment Scale, and Spouse Support Scale. Number-percentage calculations, Anova test, Kruskal Wallis test, t test and spearman correlation analysis were used to evaluate the data. Results: The average score of the Pregnancy Stress Assessment Scale of the pregnant women participating in the research was found to be 50.24±27.10 and the average score of the Spouse Support Scale was found to be 57.69±9.21. No statistically significant relationship was found between the average score of the Pregnancy Stress Rating Scale of the pregnant women and the average score of the Spouse Support Scale (p>0.01). Conclusion: It is recommended that nurses and midwives working with risky pregnancies include planning to reduce pregnancy stress in their care processes.