A childbirth education class can help you

New Delhi: Pregnancy is joyful and a blessing. Women experience many changes in their body during the course of a pregnancy. Morning sickness, lathery, vomiting, fatigue, gradual weight gain, swelling on their feet, ache and pains on muscles and joints. Things which one could do easily do without any help before becoming pregnant, can become a difficult task post pregnancy, this changes gives a lot of stress to a pregnant women.

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Stress can be brought on by things like submitting reports before deadline, organising the household, job changes, financial burden etc. these can become overwhelming during pregnancy.

Pregnancy related stress can be due to:

Physical body changes due to pregnancy

Dealing their pregnancy with complication like bleeding in the 1st Trimester, severe hyperemesis, need for bed rest during early pregnancy

Previous miscarriage

Fear for miscarriage

Worried about Baby's wellbeing inside the womb

Fear of Childbirth and worried if she can take good care of baby

Previously anxiety or Depression issues

Effect of Stress during Pregnancy on a Woman and her unborn child: