MENTAL HEALTH OF WOMEN HOSPITALIZED FOR ABORTION IN THE AGRESTE OF PERNAMBUCO IN THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC.

Objective: to verify the emotional state and vulnerabilities of women who experienced a spontaneous abortion in the agreste of Pernambuco during the COVID-19 pandemic. Method: a descriptive, exploratory, cross-sectional study with a quantitative approach that evaluated variables related to sociodemographic profile, self-esteem levels, anxiety and depression and alcohol consumption of 38 women hospitalized for spontaneous abortion. Data were analyzed descriptively using absolute and percentage frequencies. Results: 71.1% of the women interviewed expressed the feeling of sadness, only 36.8% had high self-esteem, but more than 80% had unlikely signs of anxiety and depression. In addition, 63.2% denied the habit of alcohol consumption. Conclusion: Despite the manifestation of negative feelings after a gestational loss in a pandemic context, most of the researched public kept their mental health levels stable. Excessive alcohol consumption represented a worrying practice in a small portion of the studied group. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]