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The holiday season can bring additional stress, especially if you're also managing pregnancy stress.
It's important to manage stress during pregnancy. Certain stress-related hormones may play a role in causing certain pregnancy complications. Serious or long-lasting stress may affect your immune system, which protects you from infection. This can increase your risk for infections, and certain infections can increase the risk of preterm birth.
How can you reduce holiday stress during pregnancy?
1️⃣ Cut back on activities you don’t need to do, in which a partner, family member or friend could help.
2️⃣ Stay healthy and fit. Eat healthy foods, get plenty of sleep and exercise (with your provider’s OK).
3️⃣ Try relaxation activities, like prenatal yoga or meditation.
4️⃣ Take a childbirth education class, and practice the breathing and relaxation methods you learn in your class.
5️⃣ If you’re working, plan ahead to help you and your employer get ready for your time away from work.
6️⃣ If you think you may have depression, anxiety or serious pregnancy discomforts, talk with your provider right away.
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