Pregnancy as a physiological state is not a counter-indication to continue work unless the workload is excessive and factors that can interfere with the course of pregnancy are present in the work environment.

The aim of the study was to identify the risk factors to which pregnant women were exposed in their work environment and to check whether the exposure was related to the women’s education.

The study covered 1000 lying-in women at the age 17–42 years, hospitalized at the Medical University Hospital and regional hospitals in the Lublin Province. The study was carried out on the basis of the authors’ questionnaire. Participation in the study was voluntary and anonymous.

The results showed that more than half of the respondents (69.6%) worked during pregnancy and it did not influence the term of birth. The exposure to the majority of risk factors in their place of work depended on the level of education. The better educated women mentioned the fact that they worked with a computer and in an enforced body position significantly more often than others. The women with a lower educational level, however, mentioned the exposure to temperature changes and dust air pollution more frequently. The assessment of the workload depended on education: the lower education level, the harder the work.