Table of contents:
- Prevent stress in pregnant women during the pandemic
- 1. Trust the medical team's recommendations
- 1,024,298
- 831,330
- 28,855
- 2. Avoid reading news about the COVID-19 pandemic excessively
- 3. Limit your use of social media
- 4. Keep in touch with friends or relatives
- 5. Get enough sleep
- 6. Maintain a regular diet and exercise
- 7. Take up a hobby
- 8. Take advantage of online pregnancy checks
- 9. Do meditation
- 10. Get help
The COVID-19 pandemic has indeed made many people worry and even stressed, including pregnant women. In fact, stress on pregnant women can have a bad effect on the baby in the womb. So, how to prevent stress on pregnant women during this COVID-19 pandemic?
Prevent stress in pregnant women during the pandemic
Reporting from Pregnancy, Birth, and Baby, so far there is no evidence that pregnant women are at greater risk of developing serious diseases if they are exposed to COVID-19. However, pregnant women are very likely to develop respiratory diseases which can lead to serious complications if left untreated. Therefore, pregnant women need to anticipate the transmission of COVID-19 to avoid this.
When worrying about this, pregnant women are sometimes stressed that they tend to have no appetite and have trouble sleeping. This of course is not good for his health. For this reason, pregnant women need to prevent stress during this COVID-19 pandemic. Here are the tips:
1. Trust the medical team's recommendations
COVID-19 is very worrying. However, pregnant women need to remember that the medical team is ready to deal with and treat pregnant women who suffer from respiratory diseases caused by other viruses, such as SARS-Cov-1 and MERS-Cov. Likewise with the COVID-19 virus.
By trusting the medical team, mothers can be calmer and avoid stress during this COVID-19. However, pregnant women also still need to maintain cleanliness and health to avoid this virus.
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DeathDistribution Map2. Avoid reading news about the COVID-19 pandemic excessively
During the COVID-19 pandemic, pregnant women also need to get the latest information and news about COVID-19. This is to clarify false information about COVID-19 and to anticipate transmission.
However, pregnant women also need to limit their viewing of this information so as not to become stressed. At least read the news about COVID-19 once a day in the morning or before dinner.
3. Limit your use of social media
Information and discussions about COVID-19 are widely spread on social media. Therefore, pregnant women need to limit their use of social media.
Continuously discussing COVID-19 during this pandemic can actually make pregnant women panic, annoyed, and end up in stress. Change the topic of conversation when using social media.
4. Keep in touch with friends or relatives
Keeping in touch with friends or relatives can eliminate boredom and prevent stress, including in pregnant women.
Even though it is social distancing Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, pregnant women can still stay in touch with friends or relatives by telephone or video call.However, don't keep discussing COVID-19 when connecting with friends or relatives, which can be stressful for you.
5. Get enough sleep
Difficulty sleeping during pregnancy is common, because of the body changes that occur. In fact, lack of sleep in pregnant women can endanger themselves and the baby in their womb.
Therefore, pregnant women need to get enough sleep to stay healthy and avoid stress, including during the COVID-19 pandemic. To get enough sleep, pregnant women need to sleep on time and look at less cell phones before going to bed.
6. Maintain a regular diet and exercise
It is no less important for pregnant women to stay healthy, namely eating nutritious foods and exercising regularly. With a healthy body, the mental health of pregnant women will be maintained.
7. Take up a hobby
Happiness is the main key to avoid stress. One of the ways to get happiness is doing something you love or a hobby.
Even at home, pregnant women must continue to do their hobbies, such as playing musical instruments, reading, or others. Pregnant women can also start decorating the nursery duringsocial distancingthis COVID-19 pandemic so as not to stress.
8. Take advantage of online pregnancy checks
Even at home to avoid transmission of COVID-19, pregnant women need to continue to monitor the progress of their pregnancy.
One of them can be done by doing online pregnancy checks or on linewith a gynecologist. Ask your doctor if this service is possible.
9. Do meditation
If necessary, try to do meditation to prevent stress on pregnant women during the COVID-19 pandemic. To do this, inhale deeply and slowly through your nose and then let your shoulders relax.
In addition, pregnant women can also take yoga classes regularly on line. By joining this kind of class, you can meet other pregnant women.
10. Get help
Don't hesitate to ask your husband, neighbors, or relatives for help during the COVID-19 pandemic, especially to meet household needs, such as shopping. With this help, you also don't have to worry about the transmission of COVID-19 which can threaten pregnant women and their babies and avoid stress.
