Stress during pregnancy can affect the baby? Says Michel Odent, the renowned French obstetrician, that the main concern of those around them or care for a pregnant woman should be to ensure their emotional wellbeing. And is that, with advancing knowledge of physiology of pregnancy, also increases the certainty that the mother’s emotional state is crucial for the development of fetal infant and even for future health. Over recent years, several studies have been pointing out that severe stress during pregnancy, for example by a high pressure at work, abuse in relationships, life events like death of a close family member, or even rejection of an unwanted pregnancy may have a major impact, as we will. Does this mean that mothers are responsible to suffer stress and transmission to their babies? No way. The most common is that pregnant women can not do anything to change their situation or experiences that suffers. Should a woman feel guilty for being fired while pregnant (if it is even possible that the cause of dismissal is the pregnancy itself)? Should accuse itself to suffer for the death of a beloved family? Of course not. At best, we may be aware, before pregnancy, the importance of well-being. Perhaps some women can improve our way of life to enjoy peace of mind during pregnancy. Many do not have that luck. Therefore, it is rather the society as a whole that should become aware of the need to protect and ensure the emotional well-being of pregnant women. For them and their children. Preterm birth and low birth weight One consequence of severe maternal stress that have been brought more insistent during the last decade is the increased incidence of preterm birth and low birth weight. The studies on this subject are so numerous that there have been several review articles summarizing the accumulated knowledge to date. In general, the hypothesis that handle the researchers is that high levels of stress hormones associated with depression and anxiety, such as cortisol, can reduce blood supply to the placenta and induce premature labor

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