What men can do to brighten the pregnancy experience for their partners? – The Standard

Posted: August 1, 2020 at 8:56 pm

Pregnancy ByGardy ChachaHaving a supportive spouse would greatly minimise the negative experiences of pregnancy (Shutterstock)

Pregnancy reorganises every aspect of a womans body, says Dr Njoki Fernandez, an obstetrician and gynaecologist and a wellness practitioner.

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Pregnancy changes a womans body due to hormones, Dr Fernandez explains.

When you become pregnant, progesterone and oestrogen hormones rise dramatically. A new hormone one thats special to pregnancy called human chorionic gonadotropin, begins to be produced.

As the foetus develops, new hormones are secreted (while others fizzle out) and concentrations of hundreds others fluctuate to aid the process of pregnancy.

In short, pregnancy is one elongated hormone fest. As a result, pregnant women are predisposed to physiological, psychological and behavioural changes.

Physiologically, Dr Fernandez says, the woman might suffer swollen legs, gestational diabetes, pre-eclampsia (hypertension) and a myriad of other afflictions.

Psychologically she might go through major anxiety and mood swings; all of which will affect how she behaves around people.

Having a supportive spouse, says Lucy Muchiri, a nurse and a doula at Evesmama Birth Centre, would greatly minimise the negative experiences of pregnancy.

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