HARMFUL HABITS AFFECTING PREGNANCY AND EVIDENCE BASED APPROACHES TO THEIR ELIMINATION

Ro’zmetova Roziyajon Yoqubboyevna; Rustamova Sevinch Shuxrat qizi; Mahmudova Ezoza Jasur qizi; Ergasheva Mehribon Ergashevna; O‘ralova Aziza Faridovna

Authors

Ro’zmetova Roziyajon Yoqubboyevna Faculty of Medicine, 4th Year Student Termiz Branch of Tashkent State Medical University
Rustamova Sevinch Shuxrat qizi Faculty of Medicine, Med-01U group, 3rd Year Student Kimyo International University in Tashkent
Mahmudova Ezoza Jasur qizi Faculty of Medicine, 1st-Year Student Termiz Branch of Tashkent State Medical University
Ergasheva Mehribon Ergashevna 2nd-Year Student Faculty of Medicine, Group 1/205-A Termiz Branch of Tashkent State Medical University
O‘ralova Aziza Faridovna 1st-Year Student Termiz Branch of Tashkent State Medical University

Keywords:

Pregnancy, harmful habits, smoking, alcohol, drug abuse, perinatal complications, prevention, fetal development.

Abstract

During pregnancy, a woman’s body undergoes complex physiological, hormonal, and metabolic changes. In this period, external factors—especially harmful habits—directly and indirectly affect fetal development. Smoking, alcohol consumption, drug abuse, poor nutrition, chronic stress, sleep disorders, and physical inactivity are among the major modifiable risk factors that increase perinatal complications. This article systematically analyzes the pathophysiological mechanisms, clinical consequences, epidemiological evidence, and evidence-based medical, psychological, and social approaches to eliminating these harmful habits according to the IMRAD structure.