How Much Can Stress Effect Your Pregnancy?
Women who undergo an extremely stressful event--such as the death of a relative--during the first three months of their pregnancy have a higher risk of having a child with schizophrenia, researchers say. In a study of 1.38 million Danish births, researchers found a 67-percent higher risk of a child having schizophrenia if the mother experienced extreme stress in the first trimester. Scientists say that chemicals released by the stressed mother's brain may effect the fetus' brain as it develops,...
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