The impact of depression on pregnancy and baby

The pregnancy period of women is actually a period full of risks. During this stage, if the care is not thorough, not only the fetus will have many problems. Pregnant women also have many problems. If a pregnant woman has a problem, the fetus will be immediately affected and cause problems for the fetus. Many pregnant women experience depression during pregnancy. So what impact does depression during pregnancy have on the baby?

What are the symptoms of depression during pregnancy?

According to research, women with depression may feel low and this period may last for 2 weeks or more. Other possible signs include:

1. Laziness: Feeling suddenly tired, lazy and incompetent, and even too lazy to deal with daily life, simple work or housework.

2. Dull: Posture deteriorates, movements become rigid, thinking becomes slow, memory and concentration decrease, and comprehension ability decreases significantly.

3. Change: significant change in temperament.

4. Worry: Depressed, negative, low, lack of self-confidence and charm, and feeling frustrated. Feeling depressed and unhappy, lack of interest in external things, and feeling physically uncomfortable.

5. Worry: Thinking too much, being suspicious by nature, feeling upset, uneasy, or often feeling guilty, lacking confidence, or suffering from insomnia for weeks or even months.

2. The impact of depression during pregnancy on the fetus

Fluctuations in the mood of pregnant women can have a great impact on the fetus. According to clinical experiments, excessive mental agitation in pregnant women during the 4th to 10th week of pregnancy may cause the fetus's lips to become uneven and cleft lip. Sudden changes in the mental state of pregnant women, such as mental stress and anxiety caused by fright, fear, worry or other reasons, can unbalance the balance between the cerebral cortex and internal organs, cause respiratory nerve dysfunction, cause early embryo separation, and even lead to fetal death.

In addition, when the mood is restless, the number of fetal movements will be three times more than usual, or even up to ten times normal. If the fetus is restless for a long time and consumes too much energy, it will usually be about one kilogram lighter than the normal baby when it is born. For example, if the pregnant woman cannot calm down within three weeks after a quarrel with someone, the number of fetal movements will double than before. The mood during pregnancy is under long-term depression, and the baby is often unbalanced after birth, especially the digestive function is very easy to be disordered. Secondly, the mother's mood fluctuations will stimulate the central nervous system to secrete different hormones, which enter the fetus through the blood, thus affecting the health of the baby.

The article details the symptoms of depression during pregnancy and the impact of depression during pregnancy on the baby in the belly. If you are a woman who suffers from depression during pregnancy, it is best for you to take active and effective measures to regulate your emotions. You also need to understand the harm of depression during pregnancy to your baby and try to reduce the development of your own depression.