depression harm the baby while pregnant ?
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I Love My Baby... A woman suffering from depression during pregnancy can assume that the only thing that could harm your baby is something you eat. Emerging data in animals and epidemiological studies suggest that what I've been telling my patients for years is true: When you're depressed to generate some pretty noxious chemicals, such as the stress hormone cortisol.
There seems to be a higher rate of miscarriage during the first trimester in women who are extremely stressed. The pregnant mother's stress can also affect how your baby responds to stress in their lives - for example, may be more prone to stress feeling. In studies of pregnant rats who are stressed, their offspring show differences in behavior.
At the same time, remember that genetics play a role in your baby and so does the environment - if a child grows up in a loving and supportive family. Because babies' brains are still developing after birth, can learn new behaviors to compensate for prenatal influences.
However, if you have major depression, early recognition and treatment will help minimize any risk that may have a baby. And contrary to what many women think, treatment is probably no more dangerous for the baby than the disease itself. I am very happy seratonergic prescribing antidepressants (such as Prozac or Zoloft) for women with symptoms of severe depression, even when they are pregnant or nursing.
There seems to be a higher rate of miscarriage during the first trimester in women who are extremely stressed. The pregnant mother's stress can also affect how your baby responds to stress in their lives - for example, may be more prone to stress feeling. In studies of pregnant rats who are stressed, their offspring show differences in behavior.
At the same time, remember that genetics play a role in your baby and so does the environment - if a child grows up in a loving and supportive family. Because babies' brains are still developing after birth, can learn new behaviors to compensate for prenatal influences.
However, if you have major depression, early recognition and treatment will help minimize any risk that may have a baby. And contrary to what many women think, treatment is probably no more dangerous for the baby than the disease itself. I am very happy seratonergic prescribing antidepressants (such as Prozac or Zoloft) for women with symptoms of severe depression, even when they are pregnant or nursing.