Paternal Depression

« Paternal depression in the year from preconception to the end of the second trimester elevate[s] the risk of extreme prematurity by nearly 40 percent. The effect was GREATER, in fact, than that of depression in the mother herself, which raise[s] the risk only of moderate preterm birth (32 weeks or after.» !!

Quote by Gabor Maté from the « Myth of Normal », a must-read, referring to a recent Swedish study.

It’s high time to open up to understanding that not only the mother carries the baby and affects her/him with her physical, mental and emotional states but also the father carries the baby energetically and is responsible for the imprint he transmits.

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