In order to guide focused maternal care strategies, this review examined the anxiety levels of primigravida and multigravida women during pregnancy and labor. Following screening, 13 observational studies involving 870 pregnant women were included from a comprehensive literature search conducted across PubMed, Crossref, Scopus, and Google Scholar (2020–2025) that found pertinent studies. Three-trimester anxiety was especially common in both groups, and education was found to be a protective factor. Primigravida women also showed significantly higher anxiety levels, with 47.30% reporting severe anxiety compared to lower rates in multigravida women. The need for parity-specific screening and intervention protocols in routine prenatal care to maximize maternal mental health outcomes is supported by the fact that first-time mothers have much higher anxiety levels than experienced mothers.
Singh et al. (2025) studied this question.