Vehicle for pregnant woman and method of controlling same

A method of supporting vehicle driving for a pregnant woman, the method comprising:

• determining, by a controller, whether to enter a driving support control for the pregnant woman based on at least one of an entry command or an input biometric information of a driver who is the pregnant woman;
• determining, by the controller, a control function to be activated among predetermined control functions in the driving support control for the pregnant woman based on the at least one of the entry command or the biometric information when entering the driving support control for the pregnant woman;
• and
• performing, by the controller, the determined control function,
• wherein the determining of the control function includes determining the control function to be activated and a functional priority among the control function to be activated is determined based on one of predetermined periods of pregnancy,
• wherein the one of predetermined periods of pregnancy is determined based on the biometric information including at least one of a date of conception, a number of days elapsed from the date of conception, an expected date of delivery, a gestational age, a trimester of pregnancy or estimation-based information thereof,
• wherein the predetermined control functions include providing a route determined based on at least one fatigue-inducing factor and at least one fatigue-reducing factor in at least one candidate route,
• wherein a weight applied to the at least one fatigue-reducing factor is determined based on a fatigue index level at a position of the fatigue-reducing factor in the at least one candidate route, and
• wherein a weight applied to each of the fatigue-inducing factor and the fatigue-reducing factor is further adjusted based on the one of predetermined periods of pregnancy.