en روانپزشکی Psychiatry پژوهشي Original Research Articles <div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="line-height:2;"><strong>Objectives</strong>: We aimed to assess anxiety in pregnant women. We also investigated the probably associated factors in anxiety in pregnant women.&nbsp;<br> <strong>Methods</strong>: This research is a descriptive correlational study. The samples (209 pregnant women) were recruited by non-probability (purposive) sampling, and the study instrument consisted of the Hamilton anxiety rating scale and interviews with mothers. The obtained data were analyzed by SPSS softwer, version 25.<br> <strong>Results</strong>: Most respondents were 17-26 years old, and around half were satisfied with their income. Studies show a significant positive correlation between anxiety and gestational age, watching TV, sleeping, and drinking tea.&nbsp;<br> <strong>Discussion</strong>: Anxiety increased with mothers working and with mothers with low socioeconomic status. About 26.3% of pregnant mothers had severe anxiety. Some habits like drinking tea, sleeping, and watching TV increase when anxiety increases.<span style="line-height:150%"></span><br> <span style="line-height:150%"></span></span></span></span></div> Anxiety, Mothers, Pregnant women 73 80 http://irj.uswr.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-1621-5&slc_lang=en&sid=1 Maha Ahmed Kadim mahaahmedkad@gmail.com 0000-0003-3895-1293 No Department of Pediatric Nursing, College of Nursing, University of Babylon, Hillah, Iraq. Zainab Abdulameer Abdulrasol saraaameer44@gmail.com 0000-0002-8387-1770 Yes Department of Maternal and Newborn Health Nursing, College of Nursing, University of Babylon, Hillah, Iraq. Ali Fadhil Obaid ali19903li@gmail.com 0000-0002-2369-264x No Department of Pediatric Nursing, College of Nursing, University of Babylon, Hillah, Iraq. Huda Ahmed Hamid saraaameer44@gmail.com 0000-0002-5309-9783 No BSN, Nursing, Ministry of Health, Iraq. Nada Hamid Hamdi scist.hamed631@student.uobabylon.edu.iq 0000-0001-6847-8527 No Nursing, Ministry of Health, Hillah, Iraq. Noor Ali Mousa scist.musa632@student.uobabylon.edu.iq 0000-0003-1566-8612 No Nursing, Ministry of Health, Hillah, Iraq.