WHEN MOMMA AIN’T HAPPY, AIN’T NOBODY HAPPY…
Practicing HeartMath® tools can be beneficial throughout pregnancy, birth, and the postpartum period.
Have you ever watched a stressed, frazzled mother trying to soothe a fussy infant? How did that go?
Probably not particularly well. Infants and children are very responsive to their parents’ stress levels. The children of high-stress parents are themselves more likely to have high levels of stress hormones and more likely to display mental health symptoms [1]. Furthermore, in studies of children who were undergoing surgery, the children of mothers who were less stressed did better following surgery [2], and it was found that treating the mother’s anxiety had a significant positive impact on how well the children recovered from the surgery [3]. This same concept applies in day-to-day living: when parents learn to manage their own stress, their kids benefit as well. Contact us at Thrive Health & Wellness and we can help you get started on the path to parenting the way you want to.
Isn’t it time you started thriving?
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Contact us today to schedule a free telephone consultation. Sessions are available a la carte or as part of our Prenatal Wellness and Childbearing Year packages. Depending on your insurance policy, your goals, and your treatment plan, your sessions may be eligible for health insurance reimbursement.
1. Essex M. (2002). Maternal stress beginning in infancy may sensitize children to later stress exposure: effects on cortisol and behavior. Biological Psychiatry 52(8): 776-784.
2. Arai YC et al. (2008). Maternal heart rate variability just before surgery significantly correlated with the emergence behavior of children undergoing general anesthesia. Paediatric Anaesthesia, 18(2): 167-171.
3. Wang SM et al. (2003). Auricular acupuncture: a new treatment modality for parental preoperative anxiety. Abstract #A-1431. Presented at the American Society of Anesthesiologists 2003 annual meeting, Oct. 15, 2003.
