Kecemasan Ibu Hamil Tentang Pelayanan Antenatal Care Di Era Pandemi Covid-19

Abstract

The provision of maternal services during the pandemic needs to be a concern to avoid an increase in maternal morbidity and mortality, especially at this time there are restrictions on maternal health services in the form of anxiety during pregnancy during the Covid19 pandemic. The type of research used in this study is descriptive which aims to determine the anxiety of pregnant women about ante natal care services in the era of the Covid-19 pandemic at the Bandar Khalipah Health Center in 2020. The population in this study were all pregnant women who did ANC checks in the Bandar Khalipah Health Center area. The sampling technique used in this study was accidental sampling (sampling when the study was conducted) totaled 34 people. The results of the study found that the majority of respondents had mild anxiety (44%) about Ante Natal Care services in the Covid-19 pandemic era. From the results of this study, pregnant women should seek correct information about safe pregnancy during the Covid-19 pandemic so that they can change the anxiety of pregnant women about Ante Natal Care services in the Covid-19 pandemic era assisted by health workers in health education activities.

Description of the Anxiety Level of Pregnant Women Regarding Antenatal Care Services During The COVID-19 Pandemic: Literature Review

“…Anxiety is the most common emotional problem in pregnancy. The majority of pregnant women experience mild anxiety [19] [8]. The COVID-19 pandemic has increased anxiety, but not increased rates of depression in pregnant women in Greece [20].…”

“…This COVID-19 pandemic situation increases the anxiety of pregnant women, not only worrying about the condition of the fetus but also worrying about whether the mother and fetus will be healthy free of COVID-19 infection, safe or not in pregnancy checks during the pandemic [8]. The results of the study by Corbett et al (2020) in the second and third trimesters of pregnant women found that 50.7% were often worried about their health during the COVID-19 pandemic.…”

“…The unpredictable future of this epidemic has been exacerbated by myths and misinformation, often fueled by misreported news and public misunderstandings about health messages, causing concern in the population [1]. Pregnancy accompanied by anxiety will lower the mother's immune system so that pregnant women will be more susceptible to being infected with COVID-19 [8].…”

“…The provision of maternal services during a pandemic needs to be a concern to avoid an increase in maternal morbidity and mortality, especially when there are restrictions on maternal health services. For example, pregnant women are reluctant to go to the Puskesmas or other health service facilities for fear of being infected, there are recommendations for postponing pregnancy check-ups and classes for pregnant women, as well as the unpreparedness of services in terms of personnel and infrastructure including personal protective equipment [8].…”

Pengaruh Penghasilan, Paritas, dan Kekhawatiran Tertular COVID-19 terhadap Kepatuhan Antenatal Care

“…Kondisi kehamilan sendiri dapat menyebabkan ibu hamil menjadi lebih rentan terhadap terhadap stress dan hal tersebut dapat diperparah oleh kecemasan atau kekhawatiran tertular COVID-19. Terdapat sebuah penelitian yang menunjukkan bahwa ibu hamil yang tidak khawatir tertular COVID-19 2.79 kali lebih patuh untuk memanfaatkan pelayanan kesehatan maternal termasuk ANC daripada ibu yang khawatir tertular COVID-19 (Ahorsu et al, 2020;POGI, 2020;Sianipar et al, 2021;Tadesse, 2020;Temesgen et al, 2021;W/Mariam et al, 2021).…”