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posts related to: Anxiety
Question: Traumatic birth experience
Q: “I feel a sense of panic and anxiety every time I think about the birth of my second baby three months ago. I just can’t seem to shake off the trauma of the experience – even though it was not a particularly horrific one! I am not depressed generally. What can I do to put…
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Anxiety in pregnancy
Anxiety in pregancy is very common. It is also known as Tocophobia. You may find yourself worrying about whether your baby has any abnormalities, or about him or her dying during pregnancy or labour. You may be anxious about the effect on your baby of drugs or alcohol that you took before you knew you…
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Anxiety about birth
Anxiety or fear about the birth is very common. It can range from mild anxiety to a phobia of birth, called tocophobia. Anxiety or fear of the birth can happen not only to women who haven’t given birth before, but also to those who have had a previous birth experience which has left them traumatised…
Coping with a crying baby
Your baby’s cry is a powerful language essential for his own survival. Nature has designed the pitch of every baby’s cry to tear at his own parents’ heart strings, and tests have proved that adult blood pressure and anxiety levels do go up at the sound of a crying baby. So don’t be surprised when your crying baby…
Postnatal depression: causes, symptoms and treatment
Most mothers have days when they feel really down. This is perfectly normal. Looking after a baby, being constantly on call and coping with the daily demands of life is not easy. However, mothers who feel miserable most of the time may be suffering from postnatal depression, a debilitating illness that can spoil the experience…
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Getting Fit : Stress and Anxiety
High anxiety and stress levels are known to affect both fertility and the pregnancy, so if you’re working hard, staying up late or constantly meeting deadlines, make positive changes to reduce some of the stresses in your life. Think about new ways to relax, too, for example taking up a yoga class, or using a relaxation tape.
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Childcare protects children from maternal stress
Childcare helps to reduce stress among children whose working mothers are in jobs with low satisfaction, according to a study. Dr Julie Turner-Cobb of Bath University who carried out the research with Dr David Jessop at Bristol University said, “It can help protect children from the effects of their mother’s low job quality. “Ensuring that mothers of young…
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