Depression occurring in pregnant women have many causes. For examples: changes of hormonal and physical state during pregnancy. Besides that, weakness of womb, morning sickness and other problems can be an initiator of depression.
Why it is so important to keep pregnant women from depression? Tiffani Field, Ph. D from the University of Miami Medical School answered this question. Based on research she had been doing for 20 years, she found children born by mothers who experience depression during pregnancy would have higher level of stress hormones, brain activity that was sensitive to depression, showed little expression and experienced other symptoms.
The most dangerous event would be happened when symptoms of depression in children were not handled immediately. They will be hard to learn walking, weight less and not responsive to the other people. If not controlled, children would have depression in the future.
Depressed mother and children should get professional help. Consultation of pediatrician and child psychologist is the best way to overcome it. Other therapies, such as: massage, also proved that it was good for depression. Although that, it should be under supervision of a doctor or health care expert.
What the important thing is that recovery must be aimed to mother and baby. They must work together to overcome depression. Besides that, a husband also had to play an important role in the healing of mother or children who were closest to it.
Pregnant women should get the support as much as possible from their husband. Support of husband could be shown in various ways, such as: giving peace to his wife, helping her work or even just giving a light massage if his wife felt sore.
Hopefully, a pregnant woman could get through her pregnancy with pleasure and away from depression with the totality support of her husband.
