BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTORS FOR THE HEALTH DISORDER OF PREGNANT WOMEN AND THEIR OPTIMIZATION IN MATERNITY CONSULTATION CLINICS

Target-oriented activities significantly increase the effectiveness of primary prevention. The aim of the study was to identify behavioral risk factors for the health of pregnant women and the ways to optimize them in maternity consultation clinics. Material and methods. We analyzed the data of the survey (2016) of pregnant women (N = 472, the sample is representative of the republican one) using the methods of parametric and nonparametric statistics of the Microsoft Excel programs of the Microsoft Office XP package and Statistica 6.0. Results. The main social characteristics of a pregnant woman and lifestyle factors have been determined. It was established that having a history of pregnancy, although it affected the self-evaluation of health and one's own knowledge, did not become a factor that was significant for a favorable change in health-saving behavior. There were revealed such behavioral risk factors for health as low physical activity, lack of fresh air, smoking and drinking alcohol. Conclusion. It is obvious that there is a need to strengthen the control over the activities of the maternity schools at the maternity consultation clinics aimed at the formation of motor skills necessary during pregnancy and the organization of special physical exercises for pregnant women. It is also necessary to enhance the monitoring of pregravidal training in maternity consultation clinics and territorial polyclinics.