Ordu Üniversitesi Hemşirelik Çalışmaları Dergisi

Yazarlar: Ayşe ÇUVADAR, Handan ÖZCAN, Mehmet Gürkan Gürkan ARIKAN, Sinan ATEŞ

Konular:Hemşirelik

DOI:10.38108/ouhcd.773462

Anahtar Kelimeler:COVID-19,Pregnant woman,Anxiety

Özet: Objective: The objective of the study is to determine the levels of anxiety in two cases who were diagnosed with the novel corona virus disease (COVID-19) caused by SARS-CoV-2 and delivered via c-section. Case 1: A pregnant who was at the age of thirty eight and at 38w, 1d and had diagnosed with COVID-19, was admitted to our clinic. The patient who was given COVID-19 treatment and underwent a c-section operation, was given postoperative treatment and care. The mother was in contact with her baby after 14 days of isolation. The newborn was isolated in neonatal intensive care unit to prevent contact with the mother. The mother’s level of anxiety was determined using ‘State-Trait Anxiety Scale’. The state anxiety level of the patient was found to be moderate while trait anxiety level of her was high. In the end of an isolation period of 14 days, the mother was allowed to contact the baby. Case 2: The patient was at the age of twenty two and at 39w, 5d and gestation applied to our hospital with the complaints of cough and fever. With a positive result of PCR test, the patient was admitted to our clinic with a diagnosis of COVID-19. She delivered via c-section followed by postoperative treatment and care. As is in the Case 1, the baby was isolated in the neonatal intensive care unit for 14 days. The patient’s state anxiety level is low and her trait anxiety level is moderate. Conclusion: The evidences on the maternal and foetal effects of COVID-19 are still scarce. In the study, the factors such as the uncertainty, the mothers’ inability to see, breastfeed and touch the baby etc increase anxiety in women who are in postpartum period. The support to be given by the healthcare professionals in this period (enabling the mother to see her baby and participate in her baby’s feeding, providing psychological support to those who have high level of anxiety) is vital.

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