فهرست نشریات علمی دسترسی آزاد ایران

CONTEXT: Quality of life is significant in all stages of life, including within pregnancy. The hormonal,emotional, psychological, and physical factors specific to pregnancy can affect and threaten thequality of life of pregnant mothers.AIMS: This study sought to investigate the health‑related quality of life (HRQoL) and related factorsamong pregnant womenSETTINGS AND DESIGN: This cross‑sectional study was performed on 300 pregnant women whowere in the second and third trimesters of pregnancy without any risk of high‑risk pregnancy coveredby a community health center in Yazd, Iran, between 2018 and 2019.SUBJECTS AND METHODS: The required data were collected using demographic questionnaireand HRQoL (SF‑12v2) questionnaireSTATISTICAL ANALYSIS USED: Data were analyzed using SPSS 18 software and ANOVAstatistical tests (P < 0.05).RESULTS: Physical dimension of quality of life of pregnant women had the mean and standarddeviation of 43.7 ± 7.3 and that psychological dimension had the mean and standard deviation of31.5 ± 11.8. Physical dimension of quality of life was significantly correlated with maternal age,gestational age, body mass index before 12 weeks of pregnancy, mother’s education and job aswell as spouse’s level of education (P < 0.05). Furthermore, the psychological dimension of qualityof life was significantly correlated with gestational age, mother’s education and occupation as wellas spouse’s level of education (P < 0.05).CONCLUSIONS: According to the findings, attention to physical and psychological aspects of qualityof life of pregnant women and demographic factors affecting it is essential for improving maternaland child health during and after pregnancy.