During pregnancy, pregnant women may feel a lot of pressure and their emotions become very tense due to the health of the soon to be born fetus and the fear of giving birth. Pregnant women may experience negative emotions such as irritability, restlessness, irritability, and sadness due to an increase in progesterone secretion during pregnancy. Does pregnant women's emotions affect their babies?
Yes, when pregnant women are emotionally unstable, the number of fetal movements can be three times higher than usual, up to ten times normal. If the fetus is constantly restless, has frequent fetal movements, and consumes too much physical energy, it is easy to cause premature birth, and the birth weight is often about one kilogram lighter than the average fetus.
In addition, a large number of clinical investigations have shown that excessive emotional distress in pregnant women during 4-10 weeks of pregnancy, such as shock, fear, sadness, severe stimulation, or other reasons causing excessive mental tension, can disrupt the balance between the cerebral cortex and internal organs, leading to circulatory system dysfunction, which may cause fetal lip deformities, cleft palate or cleft lip, as fetal palate development happens to occur during this period.
This is because emotional stimulation in pregnant women can stimulate the activity of the autonomic nervous system, releasing acetylcholine chemicals and causing changes in secretion, producing different types and quantities of hormones. All of these substances enter the fetus through the bloodstream, placenta, and umbilical cord, thereby affecting its physical and mental health. In addition, high neural tension increases the excitability of the cerebral cortex in pregnant women, leading to a loss of balance between the cerebral cortex and internal organs, which can also affect the normal development of the fetus.
