Department of Pediatric cardiology, The University of Lahore, Lahore, Pakistan
Research Article
Assessment the Level of Maternal Stress Referred for Fetal Echocardiography
Author(s): Syed Najam Hyder*, Mamona Rizvi, Tehmina Kzmi and Munawar Ghous
Introduction: Referral for fetal echocardiography aggravates maternal stress. Maternal stress effects fetal growth. To decrease the stress of pregnant mothers, counseling and awareness regarding importance of fetal echocardiography required.
Objective: The objective of the study is to assess the level of maternal stress referring for fetal echocardiography.
Materials and methods: It was a cross sectional study. 70 pregnant mothers uncounseled were included as sample. Data collected from the cardiology department of the children hospital and institute of child health Lahore through a well structured self-administered questionnaire. The idea of questionnaire taken through Spiel Berger State Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) scale. We completed the questionnaires by asking frequent questions regarding maternal stress thr.. View More»
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