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Ansiedad en Mujeres Embarazadas durante la Pandemia del COVID-19 que acuden a un Hospital para su atención en Lima

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Introduction: pregnancy is one of the stages where women are affected by factors that alter their mental health, one of them anxiety, due to physiological and vital changes during their pregnancy, therefore, the objective of the study is to determine anxiety in pregnant women during the COVID-19 pandemic who come to a hospital for their care in Lima. Methods: it is a quantitative, descriptive-transversal study, made up of 660 pregnant women in the study, with the questionnaire of sociodemographic aspects and the anxiety scale as a trait and state. Results: the results show that 13,5 % have high anxiety, 84,1 % medium anxiety and 2,4 % low anxiety. Conclusions: in conclusion, continuous monitoring of pregnant women should be carried out virtually or in person as a priority of attention. © 2023; Los autores. Este es un artículo en acceso abierto, distribuido bajo los términos de una licencia Creative Commons (https:// creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0) que permite el uso, distribución y reproducción en cualquier medio siempre que la obra original sea correctamente citada.