SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus emerged in the world at the end of 2019. The introduction of a number of restrictions had a significant effect on numerous aspects of human life with particular influence being exerted on pregnant women and their sense of security. The study aimed to assess the level of anxiety and its main determinants in women in the third trimester of pregnancy during the coronavirus pandemic. The study technique included the present purposely designed questionnaire, Labor Anxiety Questionnaire (KLPII), and the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI). The study was conducted in a group of 315 women in the third trimester of pregnancy. A total of 258 women (81.9%) completed the questionnaire in May 2020, and 57 of them (18.1%) completed it in October 2020. The overall analysis of the Labor Anxiety Questionnaire and the STAI inventory revealed a high level of anxiety, particularly situational anxiety, in pregnant women during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. The age and financial status of the women were the factors which contributed to the intensification of tokophobia. Women interviewed in October 2020 were characterized by higher tokophobia levels compared to the respondents included in May 2020. It seems justified to in-crease the vigilance in the diagnostics of possible mental disorders in the perinatal period during pandemic.

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Aim. The aim of the study was to evaluate the quality of life of women with pelvic organ prolapse during the postmenopausal period.Material and methodology. The study group consisted of 45 patients of the Department of Gynecology and Oncology at the University Hospital in Cracow The study was conducted as a diagnostic survey using the following survey techniques: author's questionnaire and the Short Form of Health Status Questionnaire (SF-36v2).Results. The results showed that the respondents rated their quality of life as lower than the norm set by the authors of the SF-36v2 questionnaire. A statistically significant (p<0.05) correlation between the age of the subjects and the quality of life was found.Conclusions. The quality of life of the women with the pelvic organ prolapse was low. The reason of the subjective assessment of quality of life was age. The most common symptom associated with pelvic organ prolapse was feeling the urge to urinate.

Introduction: Lifestyle is recognised as a key determinant of human health, and at the same time is subject to modification. When women enter the menopausal and postmenopausal periods they are prone to the occurrence of many diseases. A healthy lifestyle can improve the quality of life in women during menopause and the onset of old age. Aim of the study: To assess the sociodemographic characteristics of lifestyle and health self-assessment of women over 45 years of age in the population of the city of Krakow. Material and methods: The research used the diagnostic survey method applying standardised tools. The Healthy Lifestyle Scale was utilised to collect data for the assessment of women's lifestyles. The Polish adaptation of the Nottingham Health Profile Questionnaire was used to examine health self-assessment. In total, 453 correctly completed questionnaires of randomly selected women collected between 2015 and 2016 were qualified for the analysis. Results: The study confirmed that women with higher education and better financial status are more likely to lead a healthy lifestyle. Health self-assessment is highest among the youngest of the surveyed age groups, among working professionals, and women who are married or in a partnership, as well as the respondents with higher education. Conclusions: The conducted research indicates that the choices made by women regarding healthy lifestyles are highly unsatisfactory and largely dependent on sociodemographic characteristics. It is necessary to take measures to modify the health behaviours and quality of life of women due to insufficient compliance with recommendations.