Respect your granny's wisdom. And value her experiential judgment. And follow these two advices especially if you are pregnant. Granny's contributions during pregnancy are invaluable. Grannies have been guiding pregnant women on the Do's and Don'ts since the ages. And the most famous "Do" is "Keep yourself Happy' and the most famous "Don't" is "Avoid stress and depression".
An expecting mom's mental health may produce adverse effects on the growing embryo. After all, no one can deny the "indissoluble tie" between a mother and her child. And this applies to all aspects, positive as well as negative. A mother's depression may expose her child to the risk asthma.
A study conducted on 279 black and Hispanic women further reinforces a previous finding of a study conducted on white families. This old study claimed that children are vulnerable to asthma related risks during the prenatal period.
Researchers stated that almost 70 percent of the moms who experienced anxiety or depression during pregnancy had seen their children wheeze before they reached 5 years of age. Researchers aim to find out how maternal depression influences a child's respiratory health.
The commonly noted asthma symptoms are coughing especially during nighttime, producing whistle-like sounds while breathing, experiencing breathing difficulties and recurrent chest colds. The study authors suggested that children with these symptoms may be suffering from asthma for which they need to visit an allergist's chamber.
