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Now more than ever, pregnant women need to feel supported, for their well-being and that of their babies

Pregnancy is a stage that, in addition to being magical and transformative, can be accompanied by many fears, doubts and fears. But for those who are experiencing it during the coronavirus, it may be a very difficult time, in which they feel all those emotions more intensely.

According to a study, stress during pregnancy due to the pandemic can affect the baby in the long term, so Now more than ever, pregnant women need to feel supported, for their sake and that of their baby..

The study

Published in the magazine Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, the study analyzed the results of a three cohorts of different investigations to know the stress factors women experience in pregnancy and how they affect their baby’s mental health in the long term.


The study authors identified four specific factors or sources that are causing prenatal stress and that they may have a direct effect on the mental well-being of children in the future.

These four factors They consist of a general affective symptoms factor and three more specific factors: one of anxiety or depression, another somatic factor and one of specific pregnancy concerns.

Given the current situation due to the coronavirus pandemic, pregnant women find another added stressor that makes stress and anxiety levels even higher to a pregnancy during a normal situation.

And as they conclude in this and other previous studies, mother’s stress affects the baby: Mental illnesses such as maternal depression affect your brain, in addition to knowing that overall emotional health during pregnancy ends up influencing it.

Living a pregnancy in times of coronavirus

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Although expecting a baby is usually positive and full of joy, when living in a pandemic time, can be clouded by the entire series of events that occur in the world.

Fears, doubts, insecurities and fears they flood the mind of the pregnant woman, who now asks many questions, such as: can I continue attending the consultation? How can I protect myself and my baby? Will it be safe to go to the emergency room if I need to? Can i transmit the disease to my baby if it is positive? How will my delivery be?

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It’s not easy living a pregnancy when the whole world faces a pandemic We still do not know when it will end or what is the best way to combat it and help the contagion continue.

Pregnant women always need to feel calm, and now more than ever, it is important that the environment give them the emotional and mental support essential for a healthy pregnancy, and it is in many of our hands to help them do so.

More support, calm and understanding for pregnant women

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It is not new that pregnant women need to be and feel well emotionally, because their mood can influence the baby, but now it is up to all of us to support it as best we can.

Nobody doubts that we are experiencing difficult times, regardless of the situation of each person, but when you experience a pregnancy in the midst of chaos, having a support network is very important.

And how can we support pregnant women during the pandemic? Being for them. Offering our support, which although it may not be in person, it can be virtual: through a call, a message, an encouraging voice note, a positive video.

But above all, being understanding with them. Perhaps it is easier for us to see everything objectively, but let’s not forget that in pregnancy it is possible to live a whole roller coaster of emotions thanks to hormones, so empathy is key to accompany them.

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