Stress is a silent disease, Dr. Calvin Hobel, director of maternal-fetal medicine at Cedars-Sinai told Web MD. Hobel went on to stress the importance of educating expecting mothers about stress and its consequences. According to a study published in the journal Psychological Science, babies don’t just recognize when their parents are stressed, they actually show physiological signs of stress themselves. Although a little bit of stress is normal, too much stress, and constant stress over a period of time can have a negative impact on both you and your baby.

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