Strengths and limitations:
Our study is not an initial phase study, thus, it was planned that
psychosocial changes of the subjects to pandemic were fully settled and
could be followed up more clearly. Previous surveys were mostly
conducted using online panel, but we conducted face to face survey that
enable more accurate information. Our work has limitations that deserve
discussion. Questionnaire limitations : M.D. Gunning et al
reported that the STAI state scale reflects situation specific anxiety,
but the location of the antenatal clinic in which it was completed,
could change anxiety levels.15 Single-centre
study : Our data may not be entirely representative of all pregnant
individuals. The study was a single center study, conducted in a
training and research hospital in Istanbul. Age distribution :
Because of fertility age period is limited, pregnant women were younger
than non pregnant women. Besides age distribution in pregnant women was
homogenous.