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Assessment of Worries of Pregnant Women in Sokoto Northwestern Nigeria

Background: Women experience multiple worries during the childbearing period, nearly every pregnant woman or her partner will worry about something pregnancy-related at one point or another. The objectives of the study were to assess the worries of pregnant women using the Cambridge Worry Scale, compare the degree of worries between primigravida and multiparae pregnant women and compare the worries of pregnant women by their stage of pregnancy. Materials and method: The study was a cross-sectional descriptive study design. Four health centers were randomly selected and 361 pregnant women were recruited for the study. Data collection instrument was a self-administered / interviewer-administered questionnaire developed using the Cambridge worry scale Result and Conclusion: Ranking of worries of pregnant women using mean score value showed that pregnant women worry more about child-birth (1.99), their health (1.79), and the possibility of something wrong with the baby (1.70) and money (1.40). This study was able to assess the worries of pregnant women using the Cambridge Worry Scale. It is recommended that health care personnel should take more time in assessing pregnant women for the wellbeing of both the mother and baby.