ANXIETY-DOPPLER RESEARCH-Data.xlsx

In this cross-sectional study, our sample group comprised
350 pregnant women aged 18-40. The
exclusion criteria were as follows: level of reading lower than that of 8th
grade, smoking, alcohol consumption, multigestational pregnancy, maternal
congenital uterine anomaly, umbilical artery anomaly, placental anomaly, fetal
anomaly, obstetrical complications, use of any medication apart from routine
pregnancy supplements, and diagnosed maternal physical or psychological
disorders. For all pregnant women, control visits and antenatal classes took
place at the same hospital where the study was conducted. Women who did not
attend antenatal classes and monthly pregnancy control visits were also
excluded from the sample group. All participants' blood pressure and heart rate
were normal, both before filling out the inventory and before receiving Doppler
ultrasonography. After the exclusions took place, the sample group comprised
215 participants. Afterward, 10 additional participants did not give consent to
having their information used in our study. The sample group was finalized at
205 pregnant women. 80% of the patients
gave birth at the same hospital where the study was conducted, and 20% opted
for another hospital. We have informed the participants that the information
they provide will solely be used for scientific research, and their personal
data will not be processed or shared outside disclosed scientific purposes. We
have obtained all participants' explicit consent and received approval from the
ethics committee of the Istanbul Health Sciences University Fatih Sultan Mehmet
Education and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey. The pregnant women have
completed the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory Turkish questionnaire (STAI-Tr)
during hospital visits between 34–37 weeks' gestation and afterward received
Doppler assessment. The variables of the study were bilateral uterine arteries
PI, RI and SD; umbilical artery PI, RI and SD; neonatal weight, 5- and
10-minute Apgar scores, and whether or not neonatal intensive care unit was
necessary.