A substatial number of women experience psychological problems during and thereafter.It has been reported that 10-34%f pregnent women are chronically stressed or depressed.Having to manage careers, social life situations, and families in parallel are often the reasosons for thes calamities..Despite the high prevalence rate of chronic stress during pregnancy only a minority of women in prenatal care is asked about their psychological wellbeing. Most were not diagnosed, and therefore not offered adequate psychological treatments.Women suffering from mental health problems are known to present with more pregnancy complications.
In general , destress and, mental health problems are known to alter neuroendocrine fuctionning.These, alterations,during pregancy could affect pregnancy and presumably the development of the fetus.This small writeup touches some psychological issues in post partum perod.I should be noted that story doesn't end there.
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