A joint study of German and Swiss psychologists has shown that the stressful emotions experienced by a pregnant woman can adversely affect the health of the fetus.

Such results were obtained in the process of large-scale complex analytical work. As part of the experiment, scientists monitored the stability of about thirty-five women who are in the process of developing a pregnancy.

Periodically, the experts collected data according to the taken and verified analyzes of women. Based on these analyzes, the pathologies of infants who are about to appear.

Thus, the scientists paid special attention to the fact that if a woman was for a long time in stressful situations, the analyzes showed an increased content of cortisol in the amniotic fluid. Physicians argue that such situations lead to deviations in the development of the child.

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