By IANS,
London: New research shows that a bad relationship with the husband or partner is the strongest cause of maternal emotional distress during pregnancy.Anxiety and depression during pregnancy can result in premature birth, or low birth weight, and impact the child’s health even into early school years.
A Norwegian Institute of Public Health study involving almost 50,000 mums-to-be contemplated how they felt about their work, family or partner, and compared their bouts of illness, alcohol and smoking habits, reports the journal BMC Public Health.
Gun-Mette Røsand from the Norwegian Institute said in a statement: “Failure to recognise and treat emotional distress during pregnancy stores up problems for both mother and child, and impacts continuing family welfare.”
The amount of support women received from their partners had the strongest link with mental health; those women who were most unhappy with their relationships were the most likely to be depressed.
Women who were happy with their partner were better able to cope with difficulties at work, lack of money, or other stressful situations such as moving house or being ill.