Pregnancy anxiety during COVID-19 & its effect on newborns

IMPACT ON ALL OFOUR LIVES.THIS WEEK WE'REFOCUSING ON MOMS.WHETHER YOU'REEXPECTING, A NEWMOM ...OR A MOM WITHYEARS OFEXPERIENCE...SO MUCH HASCHANGED WHEN ITCOMES CARING FOROUR CHILDREN ANDOURSELVES...SO AS WE WORK TOREBOUND FROM THEPANDEMIC WE'REANSWERING THEQUESTION ...MANY MOMS AREFACING RIGHT NOW...RESEARCH SHOWSTHAT ANXIETY ISSKYROCKETTING ININDIVIDUALS AS THEPANDEMIC CONTINUESTO AFFECT OUR DAILYLIVES.NOW WERE SEEINGTHAT MOTHERS AREFEELING THOSEPRESSURES EVENMORE.REPORTER RUTAULCINATIE HAS MOREON HOW THECORONAVIRUS ISAFFECTED NEW ANDEXPECTING MOTHERSFOR THE REBOUND -HEARTLAND--MOTHERS' WEEK.5 YEAR OLD JASMINDOESN'T HAVE TOOMANY CARES IN THEWORLD.NAT: DRAWING BUTHER MOTHERMERRISSA NORRISWHO IS ALMOST 7MONTHS PREGNANT -DOES.MERRISSA NORRIS -EXPECTING MOTHER"IT'S SCARY.IT REALLY IS." 04:48BEING PREGNANTDURING THEPANDEMIC COMESWITH IT'SUNCERTAINTIES ASEXPERTS CAN'TPINPOINT EXACTLYHOW THE VIRUSAFFECTS PREGNANTWOMEN ANDCHILDREN JUST YET.NICOLE WILSON -GAVE BIRTH MAY 1ST05:38 "I WAS JUSTTERRIFIED OF THEWHOLE PROCESSTHAT I WAS GOING TOGET IT AND NOT BEABLE TO TAKE CAREOF MY BABY OR THEYWERE GOING TOSEPARATE US TO TRYAND KEEP THE BABYSAFE." AND SOMEMOTHERS WHOEXPERIENCECOMPLICATIONS DOHAVE TO ISOLATEFROM THEIR BABIES.AND THAT'S TOUGHON MOMS LIKE NICOLEWILSON.07:48 "THAT WAS THEWORST EXPERIENCE ICRIED ALL NIGHTLONG BECASUE I'M ANEW MOM WITHOUTMY BABY." NOWNICOLE IS REUNITED,BUT THE ANXIETY OFHAVING A BABYDURING A PANDEMICSTILL LOOMS FORMOTHERSEVERYWHERE.03:15 "THE FEAR OFNOT BEING ABLE TOHOLD MY CHILD.WHAT IF IT GET TOTHAT LAST TWOWEEKS AND I'MPOSITIVE AND I GIVEBIRTH AND THEY TELLME YOU'RE UNABLE TOHOLD YOUR KID FORTHAT FIRST MOMENT."ERIN WILLIS LOUCKS -PEDIATRICIAN,CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL"THE CDC HASRECOMMENDED THATBABIES THAGT AREBORN TO MOTHERSWITH COORONAVIRUSTHAT THE MOTHERSEPPERATES FRO THECHILD AND I THINKTHAT'S BEEN ONE OFTHE GREATESTSTRESSES THATMOTGERS I SEE AREGOING THROUGH."1:48 THE WORLDHEALTHORGANIZATION, CDCAND OTHER MEDICALEXPERTS AREOFFERING UP TIPS TOHELP EASE SOME OFTHOSE CONCERNS.02:31 "THERECOMMENDATIONTHAT WE'VE BEENGIVING MOTHERS ANDFAMILIES WHO WILLBE AROUND ANEWBORN IS TRYINGTO QUARANTINETHEMSELVES FOR ATLEAST A COUPLEWEEKS OR MOREBEFORE THE BABYARRIVES." ALONGWITH STAYING SAFEAND BEING INQUARANTINE,EXPERTSRECOMMEND STRONGCOMMUNICATIONBETWEEN YOURDOCTOR AND YOURLOVED ONES.17:10 "IF YOU AREANXIOUS OR FEELDEPRESSED AT ALL TOMAKE SURE YOU ARECOMMUNICATINGWITH YOUR DOCTOROR AT LEAST YOURSPOUNCE OR ASUPPORT PERSON INYOUR LIFE BECAUSEYOUR HUSBANDMIGHT BE GOINGTHROUGH IT TOO BUTIT JUST FEELS BETTERTO TALK ABOUT IT."REPORTING INOMAHA, RUTAULCINAITE, 3NN.FOR MOREINFORMATION ANDTIPS FROM EXPERTS,VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT3 NEWS NOW.COMA THERAPY DOG ISN'T