Results of a study published by the journal Pediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology divulge that pregnant women who can’t keep their anxiety to a minimum has greatly affected their infant’s gestational
age and size. The more severe and chronic the anxiety, the more affected the baby will become.

Study authors have taken a sample of low-income, African American and Caucasian women who had high risk factors for alcohol and cigarette and who are most likely to experience anxiety attacks
during pregnancy. They were able to establish that the pregnant mother’s anxiety negatively affects birth outcomes that transcend factors of education, race, and drug use.

It’s the third trimester of a pregnant woman that is adversely affected by anxiety attacks so pregnant mothers should be warned. Anxiety attacks happening during the first and second trimesters are greatly affected only when these women experience severe anxiety.

Just the same, anxiety during pregnancy largely determines the birth outcome that may result in a small baby size or a preterm delivery. It is therefore important for the pregnant mother to seek anxiety
reducing treatments or interventions if the mother is experiencing severe anxiety or stress during the 9 months of her pregnancy. Focusing on the natal health of the mother is just as important as
monitoring the fetal health. Seeking anxiety treatments, as necessary, is a way to prevent health problems and birthing complications for both the mother and child.

Anxiety in low to moderate levels during the first to second trimester of pregnancy did not greatly affect birth outcomes, but doctors recommend that to be on a safer side, pregnant mothers should stay
away from their anxiety triggers or should seek remedies and necessary medical interventions if the anxiety triggers are unavoidable (i.e., unfaithful husbands). It might just be the trait anxiety of the mother herself; be that as it may, she should steer clear of her stress factors if that causes her anxiety.