Secure Infant Attachment Can Eliminate Negative Effects of Depression & Anxiety During Pregnancy - Postpartum Progress

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Secure Infant Attachment Can Eliminate Negative Effects of Depression & Anxiety During Pregnancy - Postpartum Progress

As we have discussed previously, a mother's depression can affect her child. It can negatively impact bonding and attachment. It can slow cognitive development. The longer the depression goes on, the more harmful effects may occur. Research shows that children who are abused or emotionally neglected have actual structural changes to their brain that predispose them to depression later in life. Babies are also impacted in the womb when their mothers are depressed or anxious during pregnancy. On t

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