For a Stress-Free, Pleasant Pregnancy

For a Stress-Free, Pleasant Pregnancy

Especially if they have a busy working life, women can also experience stress during pregnancy. In order not to adversely affect the babies, expectant mothers should stay away from stress during this period.

Pregnancy and childbirth are happy and exciting times for a woman, during which significant changes are experienced both mentally and physically. During this period, emotions and behaviors change rapidly due to changing hormones, and expectant mothers become more emotionally sensitive. The process of having a baby, which will create a great change in the lives of parents; It can bring some fears and therefore stress.

There are different sources of stress for everyone!
Stress; As many of you know, it is all of our reactions to events and situations that force, restrict and prevent us. Stress is a natural and physiological process and does not just express negativity. Although sources of stress vary, there are known sources of stress that apply to most people. When dealt with appropriately, stress keeps one awake and empowered to the external environment. On the other hand, when stress reaches disturbing levels and cannot be resolved by behavioral and cognitive methods, the body's resistance is broken and it can be harmful for a pregnant woman as it is for all people.

Excessive stress creates risk!
Today's living conditions, women's involvement in working life and the difficulty of working conditions; causes pregnant women to be exposed to more stress. Studies suggest that long-term high stress may have negative effects on pregnancy and may bring some special risks. Some stress situations that cannot be controlled or prevented during pregnancy (prenatal stress) may adversely affect fetal development and lead to undesirable results. throughout pregnancy; There may be concerns about birth, baby, motherhood role and physical change and appearance. During this period, some thoughts appear as stress factors. In addition to physical symptoms such as nausea, vomiting, frequent urination, low back pain, swelling in the hands and feet, weight gain due to pregnancy, anxiety about whether the baby is healthy and especially for those who have their first pregnancy, issues such as the birth process, mode of delivery and labor pain can cause stress. it could be.

Babies are affected too!
Prenatal stress in pregnant women; It is known to cause an increased risk of premature birth, low birth weight, early pregnancy loss and fetal death. The period of exposure to prenatal stress is also extremely important and causes different results according to the week of exposure to stress. It is known that these results reveal their effects in different periods of the fetus's life (fetal period, neonatal period, childhood, adolescence and adulthood). Children born under stress may be more likely to have Type II diabetes, obesity, hypertension and allergies in the long run. In addition, there are studies showing that behavioral disorders such as irritability and concentration disorders are seen at a higher rate than the general population in children born to mothers who are under stress.

Advice for expectant mothers!
The support and understanding of the environment is very important in the face of the changing emotional changes during pregnancy. During this period, the expectant mother should make some efforts for the health of both herself and her baby.

A pregnant woman should eat healthy, get enough sleep, and stay away from alcohol and cigarettes.
- She should accept that the pregnancy period is a different and special period from her previous life.
-Mother-to-be; She should take care to notice her changing feelings and spare more time for herself during periods when she feels her tension increase.
Relaxation exercises (such as breathing techniques, pregnancy yoga) during pregnancy work, heart rate, blood pressure, stress hormones and muscle tone decrease.
Especially relaxation techniques help women during childbirth.