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Awareness of healthy lifestyle during pregnancy among pregnant women
VOŠAHLÍKOVÁ, Vendula
The thesis deals with awareness of healthy lifestyle during pregnancy among pregnant women. Mistakes they might make during this period may have permanent negative effect on the foetus future life quality. Influences that might harm a child have to be highlighted. The healthy lifestyle principles during pregnancy involve sleeping, relaxation, nutrition, care of excretion, hygiene during pregnancy, suitable pregnancy clothing, sufficient moving, massage, sex in pregnancy, avoiding addictive substances, taking medicines, vaccination and travelling during pregnancy. There are four research goals. To learn about awareness of healthy lifestyle in pregnancy among pregnant women, to find out sources of information on healthy lifestyle in pregnancy, to learn about adherence on healthy lifestyle principles among pregnant women and to learn about physical activities of pregnant women. Four hypotheses were set to reach these goals, upon which an anonymous questionnaire aimed at finding out the theoretical knowledge of healthy lifestyle in pregnancy was prepared. The questionnaire contained 36 questions. The target group consisted of pregnant women in various gravidity stages. 150 questionnaires were handed out, of which 64 per cent returned. The result interpretation is based on 96 respondents. The research itself was held in 2 hospitals and 3 outpatient facilities. The first hypothesis assumes that today{\crq}s pregnant women are informed on healthy lifestyle in pregnancy. This hypothesis has been confirmed. More than 80 per cent of respondents answered correctly to nearly all the questions related to the healthy lifestyle in pregnancy. The average of correct answers is 88 per cent. The second hypothesis assumed that pregnant women obtain most information about healthy lifestyle from the internet. This hypothesis was refuted. 42 per cent of the respondents gain information about healthy lifestyle from the internet. The third hypothesis assumed that pregnant women adhere to the healthy lifestyle principles. This hypothesis was confirmed. 91 per cent of pregnant women adhere to the healthy lifestyle principles. The fourth hypothesis assumed that pregnant women take physical exercises in pregnancy. This hypothesis was confirmed too. 75 per cent of respondents go in for physical activities during pregnancy.
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