Physicians' Preferences For Constipation Prevention And Treatment In Pregnant Women: The Comparison Within The Russian Federation

Intestinal pathologies in pregnant women are understudied. Meanwhile, constipation can cause serious complications which put mother's and child's health in jeopardy. Chronic constipation and its negative consequences are closely related to the microbial flora of the gastrointestinal tract. Constipation treatment in pregnant women is a major problem since most common laxatives have significant side effects and are contraindicated in pregnancy. These data suggest further studying of constipation negative effects on gestation course and partus as well as new safe drugs development to tackle this issue. What is more, both obstetrician-gynecologists and physicians face this problem. Therefore, these specialties were chosen as the main groups for comparison in our article. All mentioned above served as a prerequisite for study conduction and predetermined work objectives. Practical physicians' preferences in pharmacologic management and prevention of constipation in pregnant women are considered in the article. The main drawbacks in patient management tactics were identified, and the major preferred drugs in patient's treatment were revealed. The doctors' knowledge in subject area was assessed according to clinical recommendations, the results were analyzed. The obtained results were compared with the results of the All-Russian Pharmacoepidemiological Study, 2d stage "The Epidemiology of Drugs Use in Pregnant Women" (February-April, 2015).