Depression during Pregnancy Might Affect Baby
Depression during Pregnancy Might Affect Baby. Depression attacks on the pregnant mothers harm the babies in various ways affecting the general health condition of the baby. Stress responses in babies get affected drastically as they find a change in the response issues. Depression in mothers makes the child weaker with its immune power that resists against the diseases and also loses its strength to withstand external stress and mental pressure.
The stress hormones are higher in level in babies who were under stress in the pregnant mothers. Neurological, behavioral difference and under developed brain cells and muscle tones are some of the major problems that a newborn baby face when it grows under depressed mind state of mother. As the mind waves of the pregnant mother and the infant are in harmony with each other, a small change in the health condition of mother gets reflected in the tender infant unconditionally.
Case study on pregnant mothers and infants
Finding the bond linkage between the stressed pregnant women and development of the neuroendocrine system (system that controls the body stress response) of the baby were studied by Dr. Delia M.Vazquez who is a professor of psychiatry and a pediatrist in University of Michigan School of Medicine along with her colleague. They examined around 154 pregnant mothers stress level and the baby response were observed in 28, 32, 37th week and after baby’s birth. Umbilical cord blood samples were also taken for stress hormone level measurement. Neural behavioral test is conducted to test the stimuli response and stress comeback factors. Infant behavior and development is the journal which discussed about the results and the analysis over the impact of depression that is reflected in the infants over time.
Clinical depression treatments are more important as they contribute to the recover of the effects caused by the symptoms of depression in pregnancy. The mind waves of the pregnant mothers come in harmony with that of infants, when mothers experience excessive stress and emotional trauma, baby will certainly acquire some deficiencies that may persist into adulthood causing serious complications in health issues such as underdeveloped nervous system and muscular growth. Some children are also born with mental retardation with defective developed bones and muscles.
Depression in pregnancy causes a negative sign in mothers who appear to be weaker in mind thus getting affected in health wise too. As every action of the mothers is being transferred to the infants through the sensory nervous system the infants tend to understand the positive and negative waves they get. Keeping minds fresh and happy helps in ease up the child birth with good health.
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The author of this article has got years of experience discussing about performance anxiety terms and handling techniques to recover from anxiety issues.
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