The pre-term delivery caused by stress during the first trimester
If you are pregnant, you have to really care of your health. And if it is possible, you must stay away from the things which possibly make you feel stress or depressed. It is because the study has shown that stress during the first trimester of your pregnancy can increase the risk of premature birth. Not to mention, there is also a big possibility for you to lose a baby boy if you experience stress during the second and third month of your pregnancy .
The new result of the recent study pictures that stress can shorten the length of pregnancy and the possibility of miscarriage if the baby inside your womb is a boy. The exposure to stress can affect the sex ratio of the baby. The study about the effect of stress during the first trimester was conducted in Chile about the stress caused by Tarapaca in the year 0f 2005. The researchers from New York University, Florencia Torche and Karine Kleinhaus, analyzed the data based on the birth certificates of all babies born in Chile during that year, a year before the earthquake happened and a year after. It is shown that the risk of delivering baby in pre-term was found higher in women who lived near to the quake site during their second and third month of pregnancy.
In the normal circumstance, only six or less women out of a hundred who have pre-term birth, but after they were exposed to the quake, the percentage is increase by 3.4 percent or more than nine women put of a hundred who have pre-term delivery. Based on the result, the researchers from the United States claimed that the stress during the first trimester can also be the implications of bad housing, independent poverty, poor diet, or any other stressful situations that may cause stress. To prevent this, you need to improve access to healthcare.
