Kara, PınarNazik, EvşenÇerçer, Zehra2024-03-282024-03-282024-03European Journal of Clinical and Experimental Medicine T. 22, z. 1 (2024), s. 60–67https://repozytorium.ur.edu.pl/handle/item/10357The study was started after receiving ethics committee approval from the Non-Experimental Research Ethics Committee and written permission from the Provincial Health Directorate (decision no: 2017/61-35, date: February 10, 2017).Introduction and aim. Global and national care recommendations indicate that women with high-risk pregnancies should receive personalized and qualified care during this period. This study was conducted to determine the distress levels in high-risk pregnant women and affecting factors. Material and methods. The cross-sectional this study was conducted with total of 416 high-risk pregnant women who met the inclusion criteria in the obstetrics clinic of a training and research hospital. The study data were collected with data collection form and “Tilburg Pregnancy Distress Scale (TPDS).” Results. The mean TPDS total score of high-risk pregnant women was 18.25±6.85. It was found that planning pregnancy, gravida, and diagnosis of gestational hypertension, systemic diseases, and gestational diabetes in the present pregnancy was asso ciated with pregnancy-specific distress (p<0.05; β=0.291, β=0.158, β=0.272, β=0.137, β=0.116, respectively). Conclusion. It is advised that health professionals assess the distress levels of high-risk pregnant women and give personalized care during prenatal period.engAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Polandhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/pl/distresshealth professionalhigh-risk pregnancynursing carearticle10.15584/ejcem.2024.1.92544-1361