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Introduction and Purpose: COVID-19 has created health problems around the world, and has reached severe symptoms in some people with slight or medium levels of symptoms in infected individuals. This study is a identifying type of study conducted to determine the perceptions and attitudes of pregnancies against COVID-19. Tools and Methods: The study consists of 300 pregnant women who apply to the birth clinic of the Çerkezköy Irmet Hospital between 17.11.2021 and 06.01.2022. The identificative question form prepared according to literature and the COVID-19 Influence Perception and Attitudes Assessment Scale were used. Results: 39.7% of the pregnancies involved in the study are between the ages of 26-30 years. 26% of participants found that their pregnancy was affected by the COVID-19 epidemic, 42% found that they applied to health search behavior by learning and applying protective measures, while 12.7% avoided health search behavior. Result: The participants' perception of the disease infection sub-dimensional score was an average of 4,04±0,75 and the average score of the sub-dimensional avoidance of personal contact from avoiding behavior was 4,17±0,75 and the belief in this direction was high. The need for nurses to educate pregnant women about the disease is important in terms of perception and attitudes.

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