[Quality of life in pregnant women]

ABSTRACT

To assess quality of life in pregnant women. This was a cross-sectional study of 600 pregnant women receiving prenatal care in health centers of Kashan University of Medical Science. The Short Form 36 Health Survey [SF-36] was used to assess quality of life. The lowest perceived well-being was role limitation due to physical problems 56.23 +/- 18.77 and vitality 56.40 +/- 18.07. The results indicated that women's scores on the SF-36 were correlated with age, gestational age, gravidity, education, income, wanted and unwanted pregnancy and satisfaction with life [P<0.05]. To improve guality of life in pregnant women it is important to improve background conditions for women