SINTOMAS ANSIOSOS EM GESTANTES: análise temática

Abstract

Pregnancy can be considered a unique situation in a woman's life, with many meanings, a developmental process that will lead to several organic transformations and expressive changes at the biopsychosocial and emotional level. This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of anxiety symptoms in pregnant women accompanied by the primary care network, in a city in the Northwest of the state of Rio Grande do Sul. This is a study with qualitative, exploratory and transversal approach. The research participants were 10 pregnant women, aged between 18 and 35 years. For data collection, a semi-structured interview was used. Data analysis revealed that there are several reasons that lead women to present anxiety symptoms during pregnancy. It can be called multidimensional anxiety, as it is characterized by fears and concerns specific to that period. Anxiety symptoms were presented by all pregnant women, whether related to bodily changes, emotional imbalance, lack of family support and/or trauma. The fact that they are going through the stressor of the COVID-19 pandemic may have been an important factor for the increase in these symptoms. These, associated with fear and insecurities about the future and risk of contamination. It is suggested that all pregnant women, when starting their prenatal care, are already accompanied by a psychologist. So that they have the ideal space to bring up their feelings, expectations, fears and the anxiety experienced during this period.