Pregnancy and Mental Health

Sweta Agarwal
ILLUMINATION
Published in
1 min readApr 6, 2023

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Pregnant women are vulnerable due to hormonal changes in the body. She may succumb to depression.

MENTAL HEALTH EFFECTS ON PREGNANCY

· She may notice changes in her eating and sleeping habits.

· Low mood has an effect on both physical and mental health.

MENTAL HEALTH CAUSES IN PREGNANT WOMEN

· Depression in the past.

· Changes in hormones and psychology.

· Gaining weight.

· In the absence of a partner or in the absence of emotional support.

· Pregnancy that was unplanned.

· A marital problem.

· There is a financial problem.

· Previous child loss.

MENTAL HEALTH SYMPTOMS IN PREGNANT WOMEN

· Constantly crying.

· Inability to concentrate.

· There is no interest in daily activities.

· Anxiety.

· Excessive or insufficient sleep.

· Complications.

· Vomiting.

· Nausea.

· High BP.

· Premature birth.

My picture during my 9th month of pregnancy

MENTAL HEALTH REMEDIES

· Exercise on a regular basis.

· Direct sunlight exposure.

· Dietary guidelines.

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Sweta Agarwal
ILLUMINATION

Content writer of Motherhood is blessing. Here to express my experience and facts from pregrency to baby fooding.