Latar belakang psikologis kecemasan ibu hamil usia 35 tahun ke atas

Abstract

Pregnancy is one of the expectations for husband and wife. The pregnant women who is above 35 years old usually is not the first pregnant for her and sometimes is not planned too. Even women at that age has ready to become a mother, there is a question, Is the pregnant still causes the anxiety for them. The purpose of this research is what is the psychological factor which causes of anxiety inpregnant women who is above 35 years old. Methods this research used a qualitative descriptive method, where data collection using interviews, observation and psychological tests. Methods this research used a qualitative descriptive method, where data collection using interviews, observation and psychological tests. Subjects were two pregnant women whose age is above 35 years. The result of this research shows that the psychological factor which causes of anxiety in pregnant women who is above 35 years old are : 1) mother's imagine of the born, 2) the imagine about abortus, the disables baby, premature and twins, 3) mother's health, 4) the decision to have a baby ones again, 5) the experience of the last pregnant.

Keywords

• psychological factor
• anxiety