Lack of support from partners can lead to pre-baby blues for pregnant women: study

Pregnant women who are happy in their relationships are less likely to develop the blues, before they give birth, a Norwegian study has found.

Watching the expectant mothers almost 50,000 between 1999 and 2008, the firm has asked the women how she felt about their work, family or partner and compared their bouts of illness, as well as their habits of smoking and alcohol.

Researchers found that women were the most unhappy with their relationships were more likely to be depressed.

The researchers said of anxiety and depression during pregnancy can cause premature birth and low birth weight.

Disease and workplace problems can also cause anxiety.

"Inability to recognize and treat emotional stress during pregnancy storing problems for the child and mother and impacts continued well-being. It is important that the prenatal courses should include the classes of the report and that it should be attention to women who do not have the support of a good relationship, "researcher Puts the Gun-between the Norwegian Institute of public health said in a statement.

The study was published Monday, the open access journal BMC public health.

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