Symptoms of Antenatal Depression

Pregnancy is a long process, and pregnant women experience great psychological changes during this period. There is the novelty of pregnancy, then the pain caused by various physical discomforts, and then the anxiety in the late pregnancy, worrying about whether the baby will be healthy and beautiful. Worrying about your future work and figure, worrying about your husband's attitude towards you, etc. If you don't adjust this anxiety in time, you will develop a mental illness, which is prenatal depression.

Antenatal depression is anxiety and irritability during pregnancy, which leads to poor sleep quality. They have a negative attitude towards things, their moods are changeable, and they tend to think about unrealistic things, and they will cry and feel sad about them. These symptoms are all manifestations of prenatal depression. Here are the causes:

1. Most urban women are first-time mothers and lack direct experience of childbirth. I have heard and witnessed many painful childbirth experiences of others on television, newspapers and other media. Considering that I will also go through this process, I can't help but feel anxious.

2. Afraid that the child will be deformed. Although many examinations have been done, they are done through machines and various tests. Some fetal health problems cannot be detected. Mothers are anxious about this and are afraid of giving birth to an unhealthy baby.

3. Concerns about the gender of the fetus. Most urban people have a correct view on whether to have a boy or a girl. However, in people's subconscious mind, there is still some likes and dislikes about the gender of the fetus, or family members care more about whether the baby is a boy or a girl. I was worried because I didn't know the gender of the fetus.

4. Mothers who suffer from prenatal complications such as pregnancy-induced hypertension syndrome, pregnancy-related heart disease, and pregnancy-related heart disease are prone to anxiety because of their own health problems and are also afraid of harming the fetus.

5. As the pregnancy progresses, various discomfort symptoms worsen, such as skin spasms, itching, tight abdominal skin, edema, etc., which make people irritable and anxious.

6. Due to mobility problems, people stay at home all day, focusing on various negative factors, which increases anxiety.

7. Worrying that one’s career will be affected or the family’s financial pressure will increase after the birth of the child, causing anxiety.

8. Pregnant women often worry most about losing everything they had before pregnancy, falling out of favor with their husbands, and worrying that their bodies will become deformed.

9. Middle- and high-income women quit their jobs immediately after becoming pregnant. Their previously fulfilling lives and clear life goals are gone all of a sudden. They feel empty and have nothing to do. If they don’t do anything, they will just speculate about all sorts of things. After speculating for a long time, psychological problems will arise.

As a pregnant woman, you must learn to regulate your emotions, quickly change your identity, and understand the above factors that may easily cause prenatal depression. By staying away from these unfavorable factors in time, you can effectively stay away from prenatal depression. Only when you are in a good mood can the baby be healthy.