ABSTRACT
Pregnancy and childbirth are natural physiological processes for women, but most mothers, especially primipara, tend to suffer from anxiety, fear and other unhealthy psychology, accompanied by the occurrence of these bad emotions. It is a worthy concern that whether the subjective well-being of pregnant women will be affected by these bad emotions. However, there are few reports about subjective well-being of pregnant women in China. In this study, the subjective well-being′s concept, assessment tools and influencing factors of maternal subjective well-being were reviewed. The paper also described the research progress and development on the subjective well-being of pregnant women. The purpose of this paper is to provide reference for the study and practice of in China.