How stress can harm your baby during pregnancy: 5 tips to avoid stress

Pregnancy is one of the most beautiful things women experience but there are certain dangers that come with it.

By Aashna Jain

Updated on Mar 22, 2019 | 02:15 PM IST | 1.9M

Every woman wants this journey to be risk-free and healthy. Well, it is common for most pregnant women to stress. You might go through physical, emotional and mental changes. This stress and anxiety that you experience is absolutely not good for your baby. There might be hundreds of reasons to stress about during pregnancy, but learn to be mentally strong for your baby. Stress can cause physical effects to both you and your child. Here is how stress can harm you and your baby.

HOW DOES STRESS AFFECT YOU AND YOUR CHILD?

As we are aware that stress has physical, emotional and mental effects on the body, stress can cause:

Trouble sleeping

While the mother experiences these effects, the unborn child can be harmed. It affects the child’s growth and immunity. The development of the child’s brain is affected. Cortisol – the stress hormone can cross the placenta and affect the child’s sleep cycle.

HOW TO AVOID STRESS DURING PREGNANCY?