Pregnancy tips Your Fetus May Suffer Consequences From Your Stress

Your uterine environment is affected by your stress level. This can have long term consequences for your baby including everything from irritability to infections. Read more:

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Stress is an example of how a fetus responds to stimuli in the womb and adapts physiologically. "When the mother is stressed, several biological changes occur, including elevation of stress hormones and increased likelihood of intrauterine infection," Dr. Wadhwa says. "The fetus builds itself permanently to deal with this kind of high-stress environment, and once it's born may be at greater risk for a whole bunch of stress-related pathologies."