Problems of Social Hygiene, Public Health and History of MedicineProblems of Social Hygiene, Public Health and History of Medicine0869-866X2412-2106Joint-Stock Company Chicot141010.32687/0869-866X-2025-33-1-59-64НеопределенThe measures preventing lethal outcomes in female sailorsTimchenkoT Ntimchenkomga@gmail.comThe Federal State Budget Educational Institution of Higher Education “The Admiral F. F. Ushakov State Maritime University”, 353924, Novorossiysk, Russia160420253311604202516042025Copyright © 2025,2025<p>The development of gender equality in shipping is gaining momentum. The number of female sailors is increasing every year. However, nowadays their total percentage does not exceed 2%. This category of ship crew works in same difficult conditions as males. At that, opportunities for receiving medical care on board vary. The article considers actual problematic aspect within the framework of high probability of pregnancy of female sailor during voyage. 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