Maternity

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Medical specialists have brought up evidence showing that the mothers who are depressive during their child's infancy, tend to have shorter children. Indeed, some scientific research have exposed facts showing that children with mothers having mild, moderate or severe depression are 40% more likely to be below the tenth percentile in height by the time he or she was 4 years old. In-depth research have revealed that the link between postpartum depression and stunted growth is evident! Depression has the capacity to affect the endoctrine system, therefore, could disrupt the growth hormone within the infant. Notably, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, nearly 1 out of each 5 mothers has postpartum depression in the United States. Moreover, other medical professionals have proved that postpartum depression can spur poor fetal growth, language and cognitive delays and other behavioural problems in children. Postpartum depression has also been linked to a shorter duration of breast-feeding...