The effect of climate change-related anxiety on prenatal attachment: A descriptive study

Aim: Our study was conducted to determine the effect of climate change-related anxiety on prenatal attachment. Method: The sample of the study consisted of 287 pregnant women who visited the gynecology and obstetrics outpatient clinics of a state hospital between October 15, 2024, and March 1, 2025, for examination participated in the study. Data were collected with Personal Questionnaire, Climate Change Anxiety Scale (CCAS) and Prenatal Attachment Inventory (PAI). Results: The mean PAI total score of the pregnant women was 37.65±9.76. When the total and sub-dimension mean scores of the CCAS were evaluated, the mean score was 19.64±7.38; the mean score of the Cognitive Impairment sub-dimension was 12.19±4.32; and the mean score of the Functional Impairment sub-dimension was 7.44±3.36. It was determined that there was a significant difference between the PAI total score and age, educational status, planned pregnancy, pregnancy and number of living children, and the importance of climate change in terms of women's health (p