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Work-related stress in pregnancy 'affects' childDate: 26/09/2007 09:38:14
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Pregnant women may be endangering the health of their unborn children by working until too near giving birth, according to the Association for Improvements in the Maternity Service (AIMS).
AIMS said that in order to give a baby the best possible start in life, women should make healthy stress-free pregnancy their number-one priority.
Work-related stress is a problem for many in the UK, but the effects for pregnant women extend beyond their own well-being as research has shown that stress can have an adverse impact on the child's brain development.
Chairperson of AIMS, Beverley Beech, said that: "There is good evidence from animal studies that if the mother is stressed while pregnant, there are long-term changes in the neurodevelopment of her offspring."
She added that children of mothers suffering acute work-related stress can "show increased anxiety and reduced attention," an unnecessary risk as pregnant women already have "very stressed lives and where it's possible for them to change what they're doing, they should".
Complications in the child's neurodevelopment can lead to a host of emotional, behavioural and cognitive difficulties later on, making it essential for pregnant women encountering stress to talk to a doctor and find the most stress-free solutions.
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