Open AccessRepercusiones del temor al contagio por covid-19 en la salud mental de mujeres trabajadoras embarazadas en ecuador
Author(s) -
Sandra Barral Coral,
Guido Albán Pérez
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
revista científica retos de la ciencia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2602-8247
DOI - 10.53877/rc.5.10.20210101.01
Subject(s) - pregnancy , psychology , mental health , perspective (graphical) , psychiatry , medicine , developmental psychology , genetics , artificial intelligence , computer science , biology
The fear of contagion by COVID-19 in pregnant women and its possible consequences on the emotions, behaviors and fears of pregnancy has been a subject little approached from the labor perspective. The purpose of this research was to describe the relationship and establish the inference that fear of contagion has had on the mental health of pregnant working women in Ecuador. The study was cross-sectional with correlational scope. A 25-question questionnaire was developed that was applied during prenatal check-ups to 48 women. The results show that there is a relationship between fear of contagion and mental health, which was measured through the presence of emotional disorders, of the amount of sleep, in the perception of greater safety of home birth, its preference as a place of childbirt and in the increase of fears of pregnancy, especially those related to diseases or malformations in neonate and not being able to feed them. What has been found in other countries has been confirmed as consequences of the fear of contagion in pregnant women. The results suggest the need to include psychologists in occupational medical services that treat these manifestations with a salutogenic and preventive approach. Keywords: COVID-19, fear, job, pregnancy.