Prenatal stress is quite a common occurrence in a modern society and in return affects the development of violations of women’s` reproductive health. It is an obvious need to give an appropriate attention to the woman in the process of a diagnosis of an obstetric and gynecological pathology and also a use of anti-stress therapy and the correction of systemic stress-induced disorders in treatment regimes. The purpose of research was to analyze the literary tributes, dedicated to the problem of prenatal stress and this infusion on the reproductive health of women. Material and methods. We analyzed publication of national and foreign authors on the research topic. Methods of research: statistical and method of expert evaluations. Results and discussion. Psychological unavailability to motherhood of infertile women creates a situation of a prolonged emotional stress, which leads to the prenatal stress and provokes an activation of the modified adaptive response, launches a pathological range of reproductive disorders. We studied the problem of prenatal stress and the general mechanisms of its effects on the body of women in the reproductive period. We described the long-term effects of prenatal stress on emotional suffering, mental and physical health of women. The experienced prenatal stress is a predictor of disorders of the reproductive system in the future, associated with emotional states, the elimination of which restores reproductive function. Psychological unpreparedness for motherhood among women with infertility creates a situation of prolonged emotional stress, which leads to prenatal stress and provokes the activation of their inherent altered adaptive response. The mentioned factors are the triggers for pathological range of reproductive disorders. Prenatal stress is a common phenomenon in modern society, which effects on the development of disorders of women reproductive function. Conclusion. There is a necessity to pay appropriate attention to the patient within the diagnosis of obstetric and gynecological pathology, as well as the necessity for adequate therapy and correction of system stress-induced disorders in treatment regimens. There is a necessity for in-depth study of infertility associated with prenatal stress, development of a comprehensive differential approach to diagnosis and treatment, taking into account the patients' psycho-emotional state with further improvement of pre-pregnancy training and tactics for treatment of such women

Keywords: prenatal stress, infertility, pregnancy, the fetus

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