Emotions Influence Of Fetal Growth

Is the mother emotion can affect the fetus? A phenomenon that is often ignored women who are pregnant. For centuries believed that frightening experience can affect the child in a way that is more serious. In fact, the stress experienced mother can be transmitted to the fetus, although the mechanism linking emotional health of the fetus and the mother is still far from certain.
When pregnant women experience fear, anxiety, and other extreme emotions, physiological changes occur and may affect the fetus. For example, Adrenaline production as a result of fear restricts blood flow to the area of the uterus, which can prevent the fetus to get enough oxygen. Similarly, emotions experienced mother can increase the corticotrophin-releasing hormone (CRH) in early pregnancy
Stress experienced mother can also affect indirectly by increasing the possibility of doing unhealthy behaviors, such as taking medication and doing pre-natal care is bad. In addition, emotional state during pregnancy can affect the birth process, where the birth process can also affect the level of intelligence of children
At issue, there parents who want their children born with deficiencies, either physically or mentally? Obviously, the answer is no. However, parents are always craving a perfect child without lacking in nothing. This is the duty of all of us, especially the prospective parents. Child who is a generation of people, where the progress of a nation is reflected in how things are going his generation, so it is proper to consider the state of the generation that will be the nation's next.

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