Causes of Nervous Stress
Nervous stress during pregnancy can be caused by various external and internal factors – physical exertion, climate change, poor nutrition, fatigue, emotional stress.
Nervous stress in pregnancy is dangerous. Photo: Getty. Many women in the period of pregnancy have unrest:
- fear of childbirth;
- rejection of changes in appearance;
- fear for the health of the unborn child.
The woman feels stressed due to stress. Often intensified toxicosis, exacerbated chronic diseases, worsened liver function.
How does neural stress affect pregnancy?
Under the influence of negative emotions, glucocorticoids are actively produced in the body. These are hormones that, in large quantities, harm the development of the fetus, causing:
- disorders in the formation of the cardiovascular system;
- risk of developing diabetes;
- prematurity of the fetus;
- autism;
- hypoxia;
- "Hare lip";
- allergy;
- asthma;
- hyperactivity.
Severe nerve stress during pregnancythey cause damage to the placenta and can provoke miscarriages or premature births, the absence of a "first cry". Damage caused by stress during pregnancy can manifest itself in the child already in adolescence, or, conversely, increased activity, impaired perception, memory, inattention.
How to reduce the impact of stress?
Knowing how nervous stress affectspregnancy, a woman needs to try to reduce the impact of such situations on her body. If it is difficult to cope with negative emotions on your own and there is no loved one nearby who could support you, it is better to seek help from a psychologist. If there is such a person - a partner, a relative, one of your friends - you need to share your experiences with him. Fears voiced out loud often simply disappear. Moderate physical activity, exercise on exercise machines help a pregnant woman to relax. Massage and self-massage, special prenatal massage have the same effect. To abstract yourself from unpleasant thoughts, you can independently resort to psychological techniques that distract from gloomy thoughts: draw, meditate, do needlework, read, find yourself some kind of hobby.
