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This study was conducted in order to determine the fetal health locus of control with the distress levels of pregnant women apply for prenatal diagnostic test. Descriptive and cross-sectional study was conducted with 153 patients who are at risk for pregnancy and 153 patients who are not at risk for pregnancy. Patients were pregnant who applied to the Antenatal Polyclinic and Prenatal Diagnosis Treatment Unit of a University Faculty of Medicine in Istanbul, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology between June 2017 and August 2017. The data of study was obtained by Pregnant Information Form, Tilburg Pregnancy Distress Scale (TPDS) and The Fetal Health Locus of Control Scale (FHLC). In the evaluation of the data, number-percentage calculations, Kruskal-Wallis, Mann Whitney U, Anova test and independent t test were used. It was determined that the distress level of pregnant women was low and the health focus of control was medium. It was determined that the distress level of risky pregnant women was higher, but the baby health focus of control was not affected in case of risk. It was concluded that the distress level did not affect the health locus of control. Determining the prenatal distress in pregnancy and fetal health locus sub-dimensions, reducing the prenatal distress by developing internal control locus of pregnant and control locus associated with strong others and strengthening the connection of mother and baby can contribute to get better neonatal results.

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