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pregnancy stress

Most of us know that a mum’s postnatal depression causes babies to develop more slowly than other children. But a recent study shows that antenatal depression can have the same effect. The research, reported in the BBC News article, says that antenatal depression can cause up to a third greater chance of cognitive or behavioral […]

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Pregnancy Stress and Asthma

by Isaak Kwok on May 24, 2008

in Child Health,Parenting

Researchers have found that there is a link between pregnancy stress and the higher risk of the child developing asthma or other allergies. Other studies have shown that the risk of asthma and other allergies is controlled by a mix of genetic and environmental (such as dust mites) factors. However, with this new study, the […]

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