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Influence of Depression on Pregnancy
Much is said about the mental state of the mother after giving birth. May suffer a slight depression also called baby blues to a very marked depression in which sometimes is not able or take charge of their own baby.
There are diverse research on postpartum depression but not as much about the period of pregnancy, as being equally important at this point are already known the effects of emotional state on the baby’s mother is brewing.
A study by the University of Hong Kong published in the journal Obstetrics and Gynecology has demonstrated that feelings of anxiety and depression in the mother can have serious consequences for the woman and baby, and it is also one of the factors that prone to suffer depression after childbirth. Read the rest of this entry »