Table 2.

Total anxiety and anxiety subscales in the intervention and control groups

Variable	Group	Pre-test phase (Mean±SD)	Post-test phase (Mean±SD)	p-value *
Pregnancy-related anxiety (total score)	Intervention	32.05 ± 3.36	17.73 ± 3.97	< 0.001
	Control	29.06 ± 3.12	33.64 ± 4.98	0.451
	p-value**	0.516	0.015
Fear of giving birth	Intervention	30.72 ± 3.9	14.67 ± 3.01	< 0.001
	Control	23.74 ± 3.42	4.075 ± 5.50	0.097
	p-value**	0.184	< 0.001
Fear of having a disabled child	Intervention	35.10 ± 4.27	16.97 ± 2.35	< 0.001
	Control	36.82 ± 4.52	37.62 ± 3.21	0.212
	p-value**	0.782	< 0.001
Fear of changing in marital relationships	Intervention	38.36 ± 5.72	17.97 ± 3.06	< 0.001
	Control	33.37 ± 5.38	32.05 ± 4.45	0.671
	p-value**	0.527	0.011
Fear of changing in mood	Intervention	24.41 ± 4.37	19.54 ± 3.37	0.002
	Control	31.80 ± 5.37	49.40 ± 5.62	0.283
	p-value**	0.291	< 0.001
Self-centered fears	Intervention	30.11 ± 5.26	15.26 ± 2.46	< 0.001
	Control	23.27 ± 4.24	37.18 ± 3.75	0.332
	p-value**	0.316	< 0.001

^* paired t-test for the within group comparison.

^** Independent t-test for comparison between two groups