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How stress affects a child. Coping with stress during pregnancy. Dangers and consequences for the expectant mother and baby

It has long been known that the emotional state of a pregnant woman directly affects the health of an unborn baby. In this case, the impact can be long-term or short-term, and be beneficial or harmful. Stress during pregnancy is normal. It all depends on what kind of stressors affect the expectant mother, how she individually endures stress.

How mom's mood affects baby's health

It is difficult to imagine the modern world without stress. And for a woman, the very fact of pregnancy is stress, physiological and psychological. It changes the state of the girl, affects the mood, makes you worry about trifles and get nervous.

Prolonged stress is especially dangerous., which contributes to an increase in pressure, a change in the composition of urine, the development of anemia. And since the expectant mother is inextricably linked with the baby, then all these troubles have an impact on the child.

Stress hormones produced in a woman's body are passed on to the fetus. This can lead to future health problems for the baby. First of all, the nervous and circulatory systems, the heart are affected.

Often a child is born small and weak, he is more susceptible to seasonal illnesses, depressive conditions, his behavior differs from the behavior of his peers. It’s worth exploring in more detail how stress affects pregnancy.

Research has shown that perinatal stress leads to:

• increased risk of premature birth;
• reduced baby weight;
• insufficient growth of the newborn;
• high risk of miscarriage.

A high danger is posed by severe stress on early dates pregnancy. It can provoke a miscarriage. In the future, there are violations in the development of the circulatory system, oxygen starvation.

Interesting fact! It has been proven that mothers who have been exposed to stress factors for a long time are 60 percent more likely to have babies with respiratory diseases.

Severe stress during pregnancy has long-term consequences, it affects the baby not only during his stay in the womb, but also in the future. Newborns and children under one year old suffer from its effects as follows:

• increased activity;
• irritability;
• anxiety;
• fussiness;
• violation of concentration;
• retarded mental and physical development.

After a year, the consequences of perinatal stress are as follows:

• inattention;
• inability to concentrate;
• emotional instability;
• violation of behavior in girls.

Research has shown that stress during pregnancy also affects the life, behavior, physical and emotional well-being of the growing child. It is not uncommon that severe stress during pregnancy leads to the appearance mental illness, in particular, to the development of severe depression and schizophrenia.

However, mild stress can be beneficial, because it helps to strengthen the immunity of the fetus, improve motor skills. It is believed that intermittent slight stress helps a child to endure the strongest stress in life - birth.

It has been proven that from the 20th week, the baby feels and experiences everything that the mother feels. Her emotional state is completely transferred to him. This can and should be used to raise a baby in the womb.

Difference between moderate and severe stress

The topic of the influence of moderate and severe stress on a person is always relevant. Disputes are about which positive impact he renders. Scientists have proven that there are positive factors accompanying stress, these include:

1. Improving adaptability ... Through stress, a person learns to adapt to constantly changing living conditions. This is what allowed people to survive global climate changes, to explore new territories, learn new activities, and gain knowledge. All of this was due to adaptive mechanisms that include stress.
2. Sharpening memory ... In a state of tension, a person can remember what seems to have been forgotten long ago. The concentration of attention increases, the ability to solve problems that were beyond the power of the person increases.
3. British scientists concluded that moderate stress promotes weight loss ... Extra pounds go away due to the influence of stressors, which cause a slight increase in body temperature. During this period, brown fat causes the breakdown of white fat molecules, resulting in excess weight leaves.

In the body of an adult, 90 percent is white fat, and this increases the risk of developing many diseases that provoke obesity. Light periodic exertion can serve as an excellent prevention of these diseases.

But strong stressors, on the contrary, negatively affect the human body, causing harm to it. It is as follows:

1. Chronic stress and tension lead to depletion of the body, a significant decrease in immunity, which causes various pathologies. The adrenal glands intensively produce cortisol, called the stress hormone, it reduces the activity of lymphocytes. Any infection becomes scary to a person.
2. The increased stress on the body, physical and emotional, promotes the production of large quantities of hormones and catecholamines. This puts stress on the heart, heart rate and respiration become more frequent, vasospasm develops, and blood pressure rises. A pre-infarction state appears. Ignoring it can lead to heart attack.
3. Development of post-traumatic syndrome. This is a dangerous condition with which one should already be referred to a qualified psychotherapist. It is expressed in the constant experience of a stressful situation, a return to the past, a person lives in constant fear, becomes isolated or tries to tell others about what happened over and over again.

The benefits and harms of stress is a rhetorical question. Everyone can find their own answer, the whole point lies in the attitude of the person himself to the current state of affairs. Many people know how to keep their face and get out of difficult situations with dignity.

As for a pregnant woman, she should experience extremely positive emotions when carrying a baby. At the same time, hormones of happiness - endorphins - are produced in her body. They allow the fetus to develop normally, and subsequently the baby is calm and balanced.

“That's it: now you are pregnant and you shouldn't be nervous. Stress during pregnancy can harm the baby, you have to control yourself and radiate positiveness around the clock. " These truths are so strongly hammered into the head of a pregnant woman that she falls into a vicious circle of constant tension. After all, an attempt to tightly control emotions in order to prevent negative experiences by itself keeps the nervous system on edge.

Doctors agree that short-term, light stress can affect pregnancy even in a positive way for both mother and baby. He progressively prepares them for the passage of a crucial period in their life - childbirth.

Nature protects woman

On the one hand, pregnancy itself is already a strong stress for the body and psyche. On the other hand, this is the natural physiological state of a woman, and nature has foreseen everything. The lady "in position" is in a special psychological state of concentration on her the inner world and on the unborn child. It reaches its peak during childbirth and then continues throughout the entire period of breastfeeding. All these processes occur under the influence of changes occurring in her nervous and endocrine systems regulating pregnancy. Physiological changes help create and strengthen a close symbiotic relationship between mother and baby and significantly alleviate stress during pregnancy. This connection, in turn, helps to shift the focus of the woman's attention to the unborn child. In other words, everything that worried and worried before, everything that could upset or scare her, now affects her with much less force.

But of course, this does not mean that the expectant mother is not worried at all. Fears, anxieties, worries, stress are the eternal companions of absolutely any pregnant woman. In addition, ladies in position, as a rule, continue to work and lead a socially active lifestyle, which means that stalemate cannot be avoided.

What are we afraid of during pregnancy?

Changes in the body.

The belly grows, the weight arrives, toxicosis interferes with life, hormonal background is changing. It’s scary to turn into a “hippo”, to stop being attractive. Worries if the form will return after childbirth.

All in your hands. Adequate nutrition, walks in the fresh air and moderate exercise can not only significantly reduce stress during pregnancy, but also keep the body in good shape, avoiding unpleasant consequences.

How it goes, how much it hurts, can I take it. This question is constantly spinning in my head and also leads to stress for the pregnant woman. The closer the cherished date, the more terrible.

In fact, it's not in vain that pregnancy lasts as much as 9 months. During this time, a psychological restructuring takes place. The woman is getting ready for childbirth. On the later dates, when the belly is already big and noticeably interferes, even dreams of them. Present this day in detail, positively. Exactly how we would like to conduct it. You will see, in many ways it will be so. Special courses for preparing for childbirth are very good at reducing stress.

Anxiety for the condition of the baby.

A pregnant woman is sensitive to her condition from day to day, every hour and minute.

Visit your doctor in a timely manner and don't screw yourself up. Frequent visits to the clinic and tests are not an annoying hindrance, but professional observation and your peace of mind.

Family tension.

The spouse's reactions are not always the same as expected in romantic movies. For a dad-to-be, the news of paternity can be just as stressful. And dreams of how he will carry on his arms and blow off the dust particles can crumble. In addition, a lot of advisers always appear around a pregnant woman, who begin to dictate to a previously free personality what to do and how to live correctly in principle.

Don't screw yourself up. You can do without flowers and pineapples at 3 am. Give your partner time to get used to the new quality. Concentrate on the positive aspects of your new state. How the baby starts to push, how pleasant it is to carry new life... Gently but clearly define your boundaries to counselors.

How Does Constant Stress Affect Pregnancy?

No matter how much we are told that pregnant women should not worry, we still forget about it. However, let's take care of our health and the baby's, because there are examples of negative consequences:

• Miscarriage and premature birth.
• Oxygen starvation of the child. Stress during pregnancy triggers the release of the hormone cortisone into the bloodstream. It raises blood sugar levels and results in little oxygen entering the tissues. The consequences are deviations in the development of the child. The baby's nervous system may suffer, in the future there will be anxiety, fears, autism, poor adaptability in the team, a tendency to depression, hyperactivity. And this is not the whole list ...
• Neurosis in a pregnant woman
• Decreased immunity
• Heart diseases

Always remember: you always have how to react to this or that event. Someone will throw a tantrum over a spilled cup of coffee, while for another serious family ordeals will not be a reason to give up. The harm of stress during pregnancy is not in the negative events themselves, but in your reaction to them. The good news is that you can learn to choose this reaction yourself!

What to do with your nerves?

It's scary to read about the effects of stress on pregnancy. But we are all real people. And anything can happen to us in 9 months. How to deal with stress? What to do with your nerves? Anna Matulyak, the head of the Family Counseling Center, family and reproductive psychologist, author and host of the art therapy project for expectant mothers "Waiting for a Miracle", shared exclusive tips for healthy people.bel.

1. Don't be intimidated by emotions. Many expectant mothers exaggerate the impact of negative experiences and do their best to avoid them. For example, a woman needs to go to save, she is scared and upset, but in every possible way tries to drive these thoughts away from herself and forcibly switch herself to the positive. You can't do that. The resulting tension is much more harmful. It is important to accept and acknowledge real feelings: “Yes, I am worried and worried. I am worried about the child. I am doing everything I can and trusting myself in the reliable hands of doctors and I will hope that everything will be fine. " If you feel like crying, cry. If you allow yourself to experience emotions, they will go away. If you forbid yourself, they will stay with you - in your unconscious, in your body, and this of course will affect the state of the child.
2. Look for sources positive emotions and support. Be sure to define for yourself what or who might be the resource for you. Let others help you cope with stress. Walking with a friend, chatting on the forum with the same pregnant women, going to the cinema, travel and entertainment. Indulge in pleasure.
3. 
   Follow the special ones. It's no secret that in healthy body a healthy mind. During physical exertion, endorphins are released - hormones of happiness, they are what we need for a pregnant woman in order to "calm the nerves." Be sure to consult with your doctor - what kind of physical activity will be useful for you and not contraindicated. You can dance or just walk in the fresh air to pleasant music. There can be many options, the main thing is not to sit idly by.
4. Try meditation and visualization. No special knowledge and skills are required. Even children know how to dream and imagine something pleasant. Choose the right time and place (so that you will not be disturbed), close your eyes and imagine anything that can evoke pleasant images, emotions and sensations in the body. If you love the sea, you can imagine yourself on the beach enjoying life on the warm sand to the sound of the sea or swimming in warm water... It doesn't matter if you remember past experience or dream and fantasize about the future. The main thing is that it evokes positive emotions and pleasant sensations in the body, which will make you completely forget about what this stress is.
5. Connect aromatherapy... It is easy to combine it, for example, with relaxation and visualization. Fill a well-ventilated area with your favorite scents that make you feel good. You can mix aromas and add several oils to the aroma lamp at the same time.
6. 
   Get creative. Many immediately reject this option, arguing that "I am not a creative person." But in fact, this is one of the most effective ways cope with stress during pregnancy. You don't need to have superpowers to knead a piece of plasticine in your hands or mold a circle or square out of it. But the process itself will already bring quite a few benefits - massage of the fingers and palms, which takes place during the sculpting process, relieves stress well. You can blindfold or paint a "problem" or "cause of stress" and then get rid of it, thereby helping yourself to get rid of negative emotions. Draw with your hands, with your toes, no matter what, the process itself is important. If the result is critical for you, think about such types of creativity as knitting, embroidery, scrapbooking - the concentration necessary for these activities balances the nervous system.
7. Contact specialists. If you understand that you cannot cope on your own or the level of feelings is too high, seek help from specialists.

What to do if you find yourself in the epicenter of stress?

• Concentrate on your breathing. Think about making it even.
• Lightly touch the tummy and mentally or hearing talk to the baby, imagine him
• Find someone you can get support from. Sometimes it's enough to just speak up.

Yes, strong prolonged stress during pregnancy certainly negatively affects both the health of the pregnant woman and the baby. But it is important to understand: it is impossible to avoid experiences in our life. Don't hold them back. Cry if you cry. But at the same time, pregnancy is the time to learn to accept yourself, fill your life with pleasant moments, increase stress resistance and not be afraid to seek support from loved ones.

The materials on the site are for informational purposes and are intended for educational purposes. The information should not be used as medical advice. Only your doctor can diagnose and prescribe treatment. The editors of the site are not responsible for possible negative consequences arising from the use of information posted on the site.

Journalist. Two higher education- journalist and psychologist. Member of the Belarusian Union of Journalists. Laureate of the Belarusian Union of Journalists prize. Professional experience - 15 years. Work experience in medical field - 12 years. Belorussian State University- 2002-2007 Specialty - print media. Belarusian State Pedagogical University named after M. Tanka - 2017-2019 - diploma with honors. Specialty - psychologist. Job: Editorial office of the Polesskaya Pravda newspaper (Pinsk), correspondent; Since 2007 - editorial office of the "Medical Bulletin" newspaper (Minsk). Correspondent, curator of Minsk; Since 2017 - correspondent information portal"Zdorovye lyudi", correspondent for the "Medical Bulletin" newspaper. I am one of the compilers of the book "History of Health Care of the Republic of Belarus" (Minsk, 2009). I prepare both printed materials and video content. Since 2018. Organizer and author of the idea of ​​contests for the site - "Sultry Doctor", "The Best Day", as well as "Stylish Season" on TeenAge.by. In 2019 - laureate of the Golden Pen prize of the Belarusian Union of Journalists.

Stress is the reaction of a person's psyche to an external event or their unfavorable physical condition. It can play different roles in human health. If stress is overcome by one's own efforts, life returns to its normal track, this state strengthens and hardens, gives confidence in their ability to cope with life's difficulties.

If a stressful situation is protracted, a person may not be able to cope with it and receive a severe blow to the psyche, which will lead to serious illness. In this case, it is necessary to seek help from a psychiatrist, overcoming their prejudices against treatment of this orientation. It should be understood that only a small part of people who have undergone stress acquire chronic depression, and even fewer people need treatment in a hospital.

Stress during pregnancy is a frequent occurrence that must be treated in a timely manner with gentle non-drug methods so as not to harm either the expectant mother or the child. Let's figure out why it occurs, as well as methods of dealing with it.

Causes

In the occurrence of stress in a pregnant woman, her character type plays a role. If, before pregnancy, the girl was easy on life, found reasons for joy, did not focus on minor troubles, was not afraid of pain and difficulties - most likely, she is not threatened with severe stress during pregnancy. If a lady is afraid of everything, always worries about the slightest adversity - the comments of the boss, the taunts of her friend, the breakage of the zipper in the bag, the appearance of a pimple on her nose - she is more susceptible to stress while waiting for the baby.

Also, every woman has her own threshold. normal life, the existence below which she considers a misfortune. Someone is satisfied with tolerable well-being and the expectation of a family dinner on Saturdays. Someone considers active rest to be normal, fun parties, travel to resorts. In the second case, the onset of stress is more likely, since during pregnancy, the lifestyle will have to change and largely limit oneself.

The most common causes of stress in pregnant women are:

1. Fear of childbirth. This is the most common cause of stress. Here, grandmothers' stories about the times when many women and children died during childbirth play a negative role due to unsanitary conditions, the lack of qualified specialists, and the inability to get the sometimes necessary medicines. It would be nice to read the literature about modern methods of delivering childbirth in difficult cases while waiting for a child, to be like courses for pregnant women, to listen to the doctor who leads the pregnancy, and not to talkative neighbors.


2. Fear of a difficult pregnancy. Naturally, in this position, a woman's taste preferences change, and toxicosis is often present. During the second half of the term, the physical capabilities of the pregnant woman deteriorate. It is difficult for her to sit, walk, sometimes her legs swell, even tying shoelaces on her shoes is a problem. It must be remembered that this condition is temporary, that as a reward you will receive the happiness of motherhood.
3. Fear of losing the youth of the figure after childbirth, getting fat, and no longer liking her husband. Yes, the figure will change, but it is fixable. Remember to wear a prenatal and postnatal brace. Do not overeat, do not exceed the amount of liquid taken by the doctor. After giving birth, after 2-3 months, you can start doing exercises to return to prenatal form.
4. Fear of not coping with his role as mother and wife. Indeed, when the baby is very small, and you are not yet used to new responsibilities, and even the baby cries at night, it can be difficult. So, relatives should help the young mother at this stage. In addition, many books and articles have been written about the first months of a baby's life. Modern doctors consider it possible to take a baby crying at night to the parents' bed so that the mother can give him breast on demand almost without waking up. Try to choose a time to sleep and during the day when your baby sleeps. If you are easy to deal with temporary difficulties, the child will also be cheerful and calm. You will succeed.


5. Problems in the service. The bosses, of course, are unhappy when they have to release for 3 years an employee who already knows the job and has proven himself well. Or, on the contrary, the leader is glad that he will temporarily attach someone by acquaintance to a higher place, and then, gradually, he will survive you from the position. Remember - giving birth to a child and knowing maternal happiness is your choice. No job can replace a child for a woman. In addition, after pregnancy and a three-year vacation, you will still be young enough to prove your need in the same place or find yourself new job... Moreover, when the baby grows up a little, there will be less worries, and you will still be on vacation, you can take advanced training courses online.
6. The excitement that the baby is not developing properly in the womb. At some time he stops pushing with his legs. You may suddenly start losing weight. Any deviation from the norm is stressful. Therefore, if you have any doubts, you should visit a doctor, do an ultrasound scan and establish the cause of your excitement. Perhaps, there is no pathology of fetal development, and you are worried in vain.

Anyone can cause stress random event- a scandal at home, rudeness of a fellow traveler on public transport, and so on.

You need to learn to avoid participating in unpleasant situations, not to succumb to provocations, remember that stress during pregnancy is harmful for you and your baby.

Symptoms

At the initial stage, psychological signs of stress appear, seemingly not affecting the physical condition of the pregnant woman:

• Depressive, depressed state, when nothing pleases, indifference to everything in the world appears.
• Constant feeling of tiredness, unwillingness to do something or go somewhere, even if the hike is associated with entertainment. In such a situation, a pregnant woman strives to lie alone in bed as much as possible, doing nothing.
• Tearfulness. Any word, memory, episode of a TV movie inadvertently spoken by relatives or girlfriends causes tears.
• Increased irritability. What the woman did not attach importance to before - a dirty cup on the table, conversations with her mother with elements of mutual misunderstanding, her husband's half-hour delay from work, and so on - now cause anger in the pregnant woman.
• The most dangerous psychological sign of depression is the emergence of suicidal thoughts in the expectant mother. Therefore, if relatives and friends notice signs of severe stress in a woman who is expecting a child, you need to be near her, try to console her, believe in the successful outcome of the pregnancy, and, possibly, persuade her to go to a psychiatrist.

If stress during pregnancy continues for a long time, its physiological signs are noticeable:

• A woman can lose several pounds.
• There is a reaction to a change in the weather in the form of headaches.
• Nausea and vomiting may not be a sign of toxicosis, but stress. Unlike the state of toxicosis, in this case they do not appear so often and are not directly related to food intake.
• Difficulty falling asleep in the evening, which is easier to identify early, when it is not explained by the presence of a large abdomen and the inability to get comfortable in bed.
• Breathing is also common with early stress. In late pregnancy, it may be associated with pressure from the uterus on the internal organs.
• Increased blood pressure.
• Panic attacks and tachycardia.
• Increased muscle tone, which can lead to miscarriage or premature birth (depending on the length of the pregnancy).
• Loss of appetite or the opposite situation - a constant desire to eat.
• Frequent colds and SARS.
• Changes in the behavior of the baby in the womb - he shows violent activity or, on the contrary, almost stops pounding with his legs.

The appearance of any of the listed signs of stress dictates the need for the expectant mother to visit the attending physician.

Perhaps she just needs to talk to a specialist so that he can convince her that there is no reason to worry. If there are reasons, only a doctor can decide how to help a woman without damaging the fetus.

Effects of stress in pregnant women

During pregnancy, experiences have their own characteristics. These include the physical condition of a woman. After all, when a baby grows in the uterus, his mother's hormonal background changes, metabolic processes in the body are disrupted. Also, a double burden is imposed on the pregnant woman - to ensure her vital activity and the development of the embryo. It follows from this that the very state of pregnancy is already a physiological stress. And experiences are explained by physical discomfort.

Fear of the upcoming childbirth and responsibility when caring for a defenseless creature after them are also inherent only in women "in position." Therefore, the expectant mother should understand that her condition is natural, felt by many millions of women. Doctors have accumulated vast experience in delivering childbirth and nursing infants. And there is nothing pathological in the condition of a pregnant woman.

How does stress affect pregnancy? In different periods of waiting for a child, he can bring various pathologies and troubles concerning both the mother and the child:

1. Stress in early pregnancy, in the first 3 months, can lead to miscarriage. If it does not happen, the mother's immunity may decrease, she may have frequent recurrent colds and infectious diseases, which also affect the health of the baby.


2. At 2 months of pregnancy - 8-9 weeks - due to this condition of the mother, the baby may develop a "cleft lip" or "cleft palate." Under severe stress, the child is at risk of schizophrenia.
3. With stresses that arise in a pregnant woman in the period from 4 to 6 months, the baby is at risk of autism in the future. He will not be able to adapt to the social environment of his peers. In addition, mother's stress increases sugar in her and the baby, which can lead to diabetes mellitus... A woman in labor can get bleeding after giving birth, and the baby is sometimes very large.
4. In the last 3 months of pregnancy, stress can cause both premature birth and the birth of a post-term baby. This condition can provoke a difficult birth, which will have to be intervened by caesarean section... The baby's nervous state of the mother can be affected by abnormalities in the formation of the nervous system, a slowdown in psychomotor development. The baby may also face a lack of oxygen and impaired uteroplacental blood flow.

From the above, it can be seen that stress in a pregnant woman is a very serious phenomenon that cannot be ignored. It is best not to let it happen.

Prevention of stress

The most important part of stress management and prevention is self-hypnosis. A woman should disconnect from her husband's financial problems at work, from her work problems, think only about the child's health and her condition. If you cannot convince yourself that everything will be fine, sign up for a course of treatment with a psychologist who will talk to you and professionally convince you that you should not worry. Much has been devoted to the effects of stress on pregnancy scientific works... A specialist familiar with them will surely help you.

To prevent nervous conditions, take a course of vitamins that your gynecologist will prescribe for you. Vitamin B will calm your nervous system, vitamin C will strengthen the immune system and protect against diseases. This vitamin also strengthens the nerves.

Helpful hints:

1. Don't get involved in scandals.
2. Don't listen to neighbors talking about various tragic stories.
3. You shouldn't watch the news on TV or read it on the Internet. And in general, you don't need to watch a lot of TV. But if you have such a desire, watch a comedy.
4. Play some nice romantic music for yourself.
5. Come up with a business that you like. Knit hats for your baby, read romance novels.

It is very useful to go to exercise for pregnant women. You can do yoga - exercises that are designed for expectant mothers. Walk more and breathe fresh air.

Stress is a specific psychomotor reaction to some environmental incident. Doctors identify several stages of stressful situations. Some have a positive effect on the human body, when you overcome them, you get stronger emotionally. You become resistant to everything. When negative factors constantly affect life, a severe stage of stress occurs, which is dangerous for mental health, especially for a pregnant woman.

Stress symptoms

Acute, which lasts a short time and ends quickly, chronic, which lasts constantly. Due to the fact that a woman is nervous, hormones such as adrenaline, norepinephrine enter the body. Because of this, a woman's uterus is in good shape, blood pressure rises, blood vessels can significantly narrow, and as a result, the heartbeat begins to accelerate. Short-term is the best workout for a woman's body, the main thing is that it does not develop into a chronic form.

With acute stress, a woman has breathing problems, the heart contracts much faster, the skin may turn red or pale, the palms become wet, the pupils dilate greatly, and severe pain appears in the chest area.

With chronic stress, a woman cannot control her emotions, she is constantly scattered, fussy, constantly making mistakes, memory problems, lethargy, a state of apathy, problems with appetite, digestive upset, headaches arise.

Features of stress

During pregnancy, a woman experiences a large number of changes in the body, disruptions in the hormonal system, disturbances in metabolic processes, all organs work differently. The woman has a peculiar psycho-emotional background. She is influenced by everything, not only environment but also other personal factors:

1. She gets tired quickly.

2. She has limited freedom of action.

3. A pregnant woman is constantly irritated.

4. Fear for the child appears.

Pathology due to stress

All experiences are reflected not only on the state of health of the mother, but also of the child. Stress can lead to:

1. By intrauterine hypoxia, the fetus will suffer from a lack of oxygen. Because of this, it is difficult to endure a child and give birth to a healthy one. In severe cases, suffocation and fetal death may occur.

2. Blood circulation is impaired, so problems arise with metabolic processes between mother and child. Therefore, the child is born prematurely, lags behind in development.

3. Childbirth is difficult, the woman quickly loses her strength.

4. A woman suffers from severe weakness, is constantly worried about everything, she is worried about the question of what the birth will be like, what will happen after it, she does not like her state of health, she is constantly irritable. All this can further cause a depressive state and.

5. Due to the fact that a woman arrives in constant stressful situations, her pregnancy is disrupted. Maybe giving birth to a girl prematurely or postponing a boy. Often, the stress after birth means that the baby does not cry immediately. Stresses are dangerous because of them the amniotic fluid can leave prematurely, and this is dangerous for the life of the unborn baby.

Stress negatively affects the condition of the mother, child, and the course of pregnancy.

Causes

1. Lack of support from loved ones.

2. Constant quarrels with her husband.

3. Problems with sleep, a woman gets tired quickly during pregnancy.

4. With difficult and nervous work, girls who study in higher education are often stressed.

5. Dissatisfaction with everything.

Please note that severe stress is dangerous, it can threaten the life of the fetus. It appears if a woman worried about something for a long time, accumulated a large amount of emotions. Due to such stresses, the body cannot produce reliable protection... Therefore, it negatively affects the course of pregnancy.

How to relieve stress

It is important to get rid of nervous feelings in time, it is hard to influence your spouse, work, but you will have to close your eyes and think about yourself and your future child. To get rid of stress, you need to strengthen your body:

1. To consume vitamin complexes, vitamins C, E are especially useful. With their help, you can not only strengthen the immune system, but also rejuvenate the body, protect your nervous system. It has been proven that with the help of vitamin C, you can get rid of stress provocateurs in the body. The nervous system will be reliably protected with vitamin B, its large amount is found in seafood

2. Perform daily a special set of yoga for pregnant women, it includes simple physical exercises, breathing exercises and relaxation.

3. Do your favorite thing, read, knit, calm your mind, be distracted from various problems.

4. Listen to beautiful calm romantic music.

5. If you suffer from stress for a long time, seek help from a psychologist, he will advise you on effective methods of getting rid of stress.

Danger to the child in different trimesters

Most often, stress negatively affects the condition of the fetus in the first trimester, everything can end in a miscarriage. In the second and third trimesters, due to stress, the vital systemic organs of a woman are strongly strained. If she is nervous for a long time, the pregnant woman will have problems with, a large amount of edema will appear, protein in the urine can be noticed, blood flow in the placenta also deteriorates, the fetus will suffer from a lack of oxygen.

Thus, try to be as little stressful as possible during pregnancy. If it does not calm down in time, a depressive state, fatigue may develop, after which diseases such as gastritis, etc., begin to worsen. Stress negatively affects the immune system of the mother and the unborn child.

The stress of a pregnant mother is a very strong threat to the health of the unborn baby.

Stress is bad for everyone. On the this moment For the time being, scientists are studying the impact of stress experienced by a mother during pregnancy on the health of an infant.

Pregnancy itself is already stressful for the body of the expectant mother. We will try to find out how dangerous the stress suffered by the mother is for the baby, and also look at ways to deal with unnecessary anxiety and anxiety.

What is stress?

The very concept of "stress" means the body's reaction to certain situations: hormonal changes, changes in external conditions, strong feelings and so on. And pregnancy entails a lot of changes in a woman's body. Perestroika also concerns the psycho-emotional background, so expectant mothers always react brighter and more painfully to the influence of their environment.

This is a completely natural process necessary for adaptation to a new position and correct bearing of a child.

But such a reaction can also become pathological. If the first two stages of stress are a manifestation of a normal protective reaction, then the third, last, can cause protracted and other mental disorders.

Reasons for stress during pregnancy

Unfortunately, there are many reasons for worries in pregnant women: especially if the pregnancy is the first. Consider the most common fears among expectant mothers:

1 Fear for the health of the baby. Even with ideal conditions of conception and constant examinations, there remains a small percentage of the likelihood of pathologies in the fetus.

But modern medicine is not limited to just one diagnosis of the state of health of the baby in the womb. If any deviations in development are detected, doctors will always be ready to provide the necessary assistance to eliminate them. Your worries about your child's health can only backfire. Therefore, it is best to just calm down and not miss scheduled examinations, tests and ultrasound.

2 Fear of negative changes in appearance. The fear of losing its former shape after childbirth is perhaps the most unfounded of the "pregnant" fears. The appearance of many women giving birth not only did not deteriorate after gestation, but also became more spectacular, bright and attractive. And such little things as a belly that has appeared and rounded hips can be easily eliminated with the help of exercises in the gym.

3 Fear of the upcoming childbirth. How they will pass sometimes remains a mystery even for a specialist who monitors pregnancy throughout the entire period. Possible painful sensations, insufficient competence of medical personnel - any pregnant woman repeatedly thinks about all this.

The solution to this problem is quite simple. You need to communicate as much as possible with women who have already experienced childbirth, to express your concerns to them.

An experienced mom will definitely give you good advice and help allay your fears. It will not be superfluous to attend courses on preparation for childbirth. Here you will be taught the techniques of proper breathing, special gymnastics and other useful things.

Thanks to the knowledge gained, you will never be confused at the most crucial moment, and your baby will be born healthy and strong.

The effects of stress during pregnancy

During the entire pregnancy, not a single woman managed to protect herself from stress, and therefore in the head of every expectant mother there is a question - “How can the stress experienced by me affect my child? Does he feel all my worries? "

Contrary to popular belief, the group of food antidepressants does not include chocolates, ice cream or jams. The ability to improve mood is inherent in foods that contain B vitamins, manganese and vitamin C.

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Such products are fish, nuts, lean meat (chicken, turkey, rabbit meat), cottage cheese, natural yoghurt, red fruits (apples, pomegranates), berries and dried fruits. These products will not only help improve the mental state of the mother, but will also be very beneficial for the baby.

2 Love and be loved. Scientific experiments have shown that single women are most likely to be exposed to stress. Moreover, a woman can feel lonely even when she is married.

It is important to understand that it is not so much sex that can help relieve stress, but a feeling of complete understanding in the family. Do not withdraw into yourself: it is necessary to share experiences and thoughts with your half.

A joint trip to a film screening, theater or exhibition is good way forget about everyday problems and worries. New impressions experienced together will definitely give good mood to you and your life partner.

3 An interesting hobby is the best stress cure. It is during maternity leave or pregnancy that many women begin to discover new talents within themselves. If at the usual pace of life we ​​do not always have time for creativity, then right now you can do something exciting and enjoyable.

The expectant mother can attend master classes, during which the teacher will give you basic knowledge about a particular art form in an accessible form. In addition, on such courses, you can find new acquaintances: communication with interesting creative people always leaves a positive impression.

By creating something with your own hands, you will be distracted from negative thoughts. The fruits of your creativity will also be a great decoration for your home interior.

4 Healthy sleep and correct mode day. Physical fatigue also has a negative effect on the nervous system. Therefore, it is so important for pregnant women to observe the normal daily routine. Go to bed no later than 22-23 hours. It is during these hours that the body recovers its strength as much as possible. Sleep started at a later time is less effective.