Assessment of Indoor Air Quality in Childbirth from the Point of View of Pregnant Women - Case Study

Abstract

Indoor air quality (IAQ) should be appropriate in places, where people spend most of their time. This concept is strongly related to the topic of health and comfort of users of an antenatal classes, as indisputably IAQ parameters should be adjust to recommended level, to provide descent conditions for pregnant women. This paper was created to examine the indoor air quality in the rooms, where pregnant women spend most of their time, the paper shows results of research of selected parameters of indoor air quality in the building where antenatal classes are located. The measurements were carried out in Bialystok (Poland). Experimental research data were analyzed in respect of recommendations and compared with results of the survey, carried out among the participants during gymnastic and auditorium classes. For more accurate analysis, the paper presents the simulation of variability of carbon dioxide concentration with different value of air change rates and number of users. Moreover simulations of energy consumption were conducted. The work is summarized with conclusions indirectly related to the quality of the supply-exhaust ventilation system installed in the school, determining the level of its effectiveness and precision.