Maternal Mental Wellbeing During Pregnancy, Birth, Postnatal Period and Infant Development

Cut Meurah Yeni

2018

Abstract

The “transitional to parenthood” focuses on the emotional and social changes that happens during pregnancy and childbirth, and recognizing that this is a stressful time which involves both men and women as a parents. Pregnancy and childbirth are developmental phases in the family life cycle with attendant physiological changes and stresses. The physiological processes such as abdominal enlargement or the surplus of innervation that changes circulation of the blood, all constitute an added physical strain that naturally must extend to the psychological sphere. This paper provides evidence about the impact of the mother’s emotional wellbeing during her pregnancy until delivery and the transition to parenthood. The acceptance level in every single woman is vary depending on the readiness to become a mother and her emotional responses. Evidence from a range of disciplines highlights the importance of supporting women. in the transition to parenthood so that they can provide the warm sensitive relationships that babies need for optimal development.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Yeni C. (2018). Maternal Mental Wellbeing During Pregnancy, Birth, Postnatal Period and Infant Development.In Proceedings of the 2nd Syiah Kuala International Conference on Medicine and Health Sciences - Volume 1: SKIC-MHS, ISBN 978-989-758-438-1, pages 276-279. DOI: 10.5220/0008792702760279

in Bibtex Style

@conference{skic-mhs18,
author={Cut Meurah Yeni},
title={Maternal Mental Wellbeing During Pregnancy, Birth, Postnatal Period and Infant Development},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 2nd Syiah Kuala International Conference on Medicine and Health Sciences - Volume 1: SKIC-MHS,},
year={2018},
pages={276-279},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0008792702760279},
isbn={978-989-758-438-1},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 2nd Syiah Kuala International Conference on Medicine and Health Sciences - Volume 1: SKIC-MHS,
TI - Maternal Mental Wellbeing During Pregnancy, Birth, Postnatal Period and Infant Development
SN - 978-989-758-438-1
AU - Yeni C.
PY - 2018
SP - 276
EP - 279
DO - 10.5220/0008792702760279