EFFECTS OF TOBACCO SMOkING ON THE COURSE OF PREGNANCY IN FEMALE STUDENTS ON THE BACkGROUND OF NATURAL IODINE DEFICIENCY
The purpose of the research was to investigate the influence of smoking on female students, who come from the Transcarpathian region and have a moderate iodine deficiency, during pregnancy. A poll of 1248 respondents of higher educational establishments and 532 pregnant women showed that the smoking prevalence among students was 11,0% of boys and 19,1% of girls. 44,9% of them continue smoking during pregnancy. Smoking pregnant students with thyroid disease are at a high risk of deviation from the normal course of pregnancy not only with reference to the control group but also compared to smokers without extragenital pathology. The main complications of pregnancy were iron deficiency anemia (80,0% и 60,0%, р<0,05), toxemia of the first half of the pregnancy (44,0% и 32,0%), threatened miscarriage (54,0% и 44,0%) and fetal intrauterine growth retardation (34,0% и 20,0%, р>0,05). The results point to suitability of introducing methods of tobacco dependence treatment into the practice of obstetric aid institutions.