Socialinės paramos svarba moterų emocinei gerovei nėštumo metu

introduction. it was reported that insufficient social support during pregnancy deteriorates the psychological health of pregnant women negatively affects her quality of life. despite the high prevalence of depression during pregnancy, this is a relatively underexplored area in lithuania. furthermore, the awareness of the importance of social support for the emotional wellbeing of pregnant women should be emphasized. aim of the work. the present study aims to explore the importance of social support for the emotional wellbeing of women during pregnancy. objectives. there are 3 objectives: 1) to describe social support situation of pregnant women, 2) to evaluate the emotional wellbeing of pregnant women, 3) to analyse the association between social support and emotional wellbeing during pregnancy. methods. it is a cross-sectional study with a sample of pregnant patients. 270 questionnaires were distributed, and 208 respondents (pregnant women) have returned correctly filled in a survey (response rate: 77%). the questionnaire was comprised of 44 questions was conducted in lithuanian, which included the edinburgh depression scale (epds), the multidimensional scale of perceived social support (mspss), and questions about sociodemographic characteristics and feeling and thought. results. high depressiveness was characterized for 18.3 % of pregnant women. there is a correlation of depression with perceived social support (p