Psychological Features of the Pregnant Women Attitude to Motherhood in a Difficult Life Situation (COVID-19 Pandemic)

The article reveals the psychological aspects of pregnant women's attitude to motherhood and their psychological support during pregnancy. The conditions for the formation of an optimal attitude of a woman to her pregnancy due to its influence on the quality of her living, mastering the maternal role, the development of the maternal sphere, and the creation of an adequate system of interactions in the family after the birth of a child are substantiated. The diagnostic tools are described, and the results of an experimental study aimed at studying the formation of an optimal value attitude to pregnancy and motherhood are presented. The developed program "Comprehensive harmonious prenatal support for pregnant women" can be used in face-to-face work with pregnant women and a remote format. As already mentioned, its testing was carried out in the conditions of the COVID-19 pandemic. The evidence of its effectiveness was obtained after analysing the values of women's characteristics indicators during diagnostic sections by mathematical and statistical data analysis methods. Significant changes in their values indicate that this type of work is as effective as the traditional one.