Prevalence of state anxiety in Mayan pregnant women from communities in southernYucatan

During the pregnancy stage, both biological and mental alterations can occur in mothers, which put their health and that of the future being at risk. In Mexico there are few studies on mental disorders in pregnant women. This study describes the prevalence of anxiety as a state in a sample of Mayan pregnant women from communities in southern Yucatan, Mexico. State anxiety inventory was applied. Anxiety levels were classified. The prevalence of anxiety as a state was 100%, with 85.1% at high risk and 14.9% above average. The pregnant women studied were found in transitory states of anxiety that could progress to permanent states of trait-anxiety, which would place them in a “gateway” for depression, if resilience tools are not provided that allow them to control these states. It is important to incorporate human resources in medical units to address care emotional disorders in pregnant women.