Ansiedad postparto en madres hospitalizadas en el área ginecológica del hospital Matilde Hidalgo de Procel.

Abstract

Postpartum anxiety disorder is a psychological condition that affects many women after childbirth, characterized by a range of symptoms including excessive worry, fear, stress, and a constantly heightened state of alertness that makes it impossible to sleep or even relax. Objective: To identify postpartum anxiety in mothers hospitalized in the gynecological ward of the Matilde Hidalgo de Procel Hospital. Methodology: Descriptive, quantitative, prospective, cross-sectional study. Participants: 100 women. Technique: Ad hoc survey. Instrument: Perinatal Anxiety Screening. Sample: 100 women. Results: Obstetric characteristics: 24 to 28 years (59%). Regarding their psychological history, 33% had a history of depression, 47% a history of anxiety, 52% were primiparous, vaginal delivery (76.0%), 89% had no history of miscarriage, 79% had no history of neonatal complications, and 77% were exclusively breastfed. Postpartum anxiety: 63% almost always felt tension, stress, and fear of managing the stress of motherhood, with mean scores between 2.19 and 2.18. Anxiety levels: 66% presented severe levels, reporting symptoms almost always or always; 28% presented mild to moderate levels; and 6% presented minimal anxiety. Conclusions: Postpartum anxiety was identified in various postpartum women, most of whom presented with clinical fear regarding not feeling prepared to be mothers, fear for the baby, etc., where different obstetric variables participate, therefore, an intervention for the mental health of these patients is required.