According to a study in the UK, pregnant women have an alarming chance of developing an eating disorder during the course of their pregnancy. Obviously, this is a major concern, because if women are either not consuming enough calories or purging them out using laxatives or vomiting, it could contribute to low birthweight in babies or even possibly premature birth.
Part of the cause could be general stress during pregnancy. Women have reported being stressed about the usual things, such as money, work, family issues, etc. Some became stressed about issues surrounding the birth of the baby--they feared that they would not love the child or the child would not love them, or that their spouses wouldn't help out enough, or that they would do things wrong in the raising of the baby. And one of the most significant causes of stress is the concern that the woman won't be able to get back down to her pre-pregnancy weight after the baby.
So, how does one keep from getting stressed while pregnant? It must be weird to have a life growing inside you. Ever see Alien? Wonder if that's how it feels? Hope not. That would be weird.
The Telegraph
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