Preparation and Coping with Childbirth ()

Author: Hu Ling, Dai Shufeng
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Publish Date: 2006-10-01
Features: What are the harms of anger or laughter for pregnant women?
Anger is an unhealthy emotion for pregnant women, not only easily harming their own bodies but also affecting the normal development of the fetus. New research has found that when pregnant women get angry, the concentration of hormones and harmful chemicals in their blood increases significantly and enters the fetus through the placental barrier. The fetus will then "replicate" the mother's psychological state and inherit it. Anger can also reduce the number of white blood cells in a pregnant woman's blood, thereby lowering the immune function of both the mother and child, and also reducing the disease resistance of offspring. Anger may also be an important cause of cleft palate and hare-lip in fetuses. Clinically, it has been found that pregnant women who are prone to anger, cynical, overly sensitive and suspicious, and narrow-minded have a 3 to 5 times higher risk of miscarriage and premature birth compared to normal pregnant women. This is because intense anger disrupts the endocrine system of pregnant women, which is harmful in every way. Therefore, pregnant women should pay attention to adjusting their emotions and maintaining a joyful mood during pregnancy. As the ancient book of "fetal education" advises, pregnant women should "