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Item “Ansiedad y depresión en estudiantes embarazadas de la facultad de salud durante la pandemia por covid-19, 2021”(Universidad Santiago de Cali, 2021) Criollo Hurtado Valeria; Giraldo Medina Luis Carlos; López Peláez, JessicaThe mental health of pregnant women and perinatal disorders are a focus of attention and importance for public and mental health worldwide, especially during the pandemic. The aim of this research is to identify the levels of anxiety and depression in pregnant women of the health faculty of the Universidad Santiago de Cali during the covid-19 pandemic, 2021. Methodology: the sample consisted of 5 participants with an age range of 22 to 30 years, enrolled in the careers of psychology, respiratory therapy, surgical instrumentation, speech therapy and nursing. The Beck Depression Inventory (BDI-II) and the Trait-State Anxiety Inventory (IDARE) were used as instruments; a sociodemographic questionnaire was also used to collect personal, health and obstetric information from the participants. The results showed that 100% of the pregnant women had medium-high levels of anxiety and 40% had mild to moderate symptoms of depression. The prevalence of anxiety is noteworthy, in addition to the fact that a possible risk factor related to the development and maintenance of these disorders is medical illness during pregnancy. Therefore, the 40% who presented medical illnesses had the highest levels of both anxiety and depression. In conclusion, the promotion and prevention of mental health in pregnant women is an issue that cannot go unnoticed because it can be affected by disorders such as anxiety which is also a perinatal disorder that in this study was presented with a high level of 100% prevalence compared to depression 40%. Therefore, effective care and intervention strategies should be implemented for the prevention, containment and regulation of this type of disorders during pregnancy