Posted on Jul 13, 2022
Chronic stress during pregnancy reduces babies' iron, study finds
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Chronic stress during pregnancy is bad for fetal development and pregnancy outcomes, many studies have shown.
New research from the University of Washington and the Technical University of Munich reveals how prenatal stress can decrease how much iron the baby gets. And iron is crucial for brain development and cognition.
The researchers started by giving 2,000 pregnant people a questionnaire asking them how stressed they were.
“We wanted to identify the participants based on how they feel, not based on what a biomarker says,” said Dr. Martin Frasch, a researcher at the University of Washington and one of the study authors. “Stress is highly subjective.”
New research from the University of Washington and the Technical University of Munich reveals how prenatal stress can decrease how much iron the baby gets. And iron is crucial for brain development and cognition.
The researchers started by giving 2,000 pregnant people a questionnaire asking them how stressed they were.
“We wanted to identify the participants based on how they feel, not based on what a biomarker says,” said Dr. Martin Frasch, a researcher at the University of Washington and one of the study authors. “Stress is highly subjective.”
Chronic stress during pregnancy reduces babies' iron, study finds
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I'm sure stress can cause miscarriages. Is the right going to ban stress next?
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Cpl Henry Busby
In a word; YES! From what I have been reading, if a woman in certain states has a miscarriage, they want to investigate to see if the pregnant woman was complicit.
"In addition to these problems, laws that penalize women are more likely to be used to investigate miscarriages. Women who miscarry are already inclined to incorrectly believe the miscarriage is somehow their fault and to struggle with guilt on top of grief. Investigating miscarriage would add fear and false legitimacy to their guilt."
https://secularprolife.org/2021/04/investigating-miscarriages-would-be/#:~:text=In%20addition%20to%20these%20problems%2C%20laws%20that%20penalize,add%20fear%20and%20false%20legitimacy%20to%20their%20guilt.
"In addition to these problems, laws that penalize women are more likely to be used to investigate miscarriages. Women who miscarry are already inclined to incorrectly believe the miscarriage is somehow their fault and to struggle with guilt on top of grief. Investigating miscarriage would add fear and false legitimacy to their guilt."
https://secularprolife.org/2021/04/investigating-miscarriages-would-be/#:~:text=In%20addition%20to%20these%20problems%2C%20laws%20that%20penalize,add%20fear%20and%20false%20legitimacy%20to%20their%20guilt.
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SrA John Monette
Cpl Henry Busby - So add the possibility of a criminal investigation/prosecution on top of the guilt, depression, and everything else that a woman might feel after miscarrying. Way to go republicans.
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
"How does stress during pregnancy affect the child's development?
The findings further suggest that persistent psychological distress after the baby is born may influence the parent-child interaction and infant self-regulation. Women's elevated anxiety, depression and stress during pregnancy altered key features of the fetal brain, which subsequently decreased their offspring's cognitive development at 18 months."
"How does stress during pregnancy affect the child's development?
The findings further suggest that persistent psychological distress after the baby is born may influence the parent-child interaction and infant self-regulation. Women's elevated anxiety, depression and stress during pregnancy altered key features of the fetal brain, which subsequently decreased their offspring's cognitive development at 18 months."
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