Depression During Pregnancy

One reason of the depression during pregnancy is mood disorders. According to a study by British Medical Journal, almost 25% of postpartum depression cases are start during pregnancy (Harvard Mental Health Letter, 2002). Pregnant women are easy to be lost in various fancies and disorderly conjectures because they always stay alone and nothing to do at home. This situation may result them focusing on numerous negative factors and worrying obsessively about the baby. They often anxious and afraid the baby will become deformity or physically challenged when some fetal health problems cannot be check. Sometimes they will also distrust on the good result although multiple inspections have been done. A research noted that more than 9,000 women inability to enjoy normally pleasurable activities during the fourth and eighth month of pregnancy because of emotional swings, low self-esteem, desperation and irritability (Harvard Mental Health
Stress is related to a shorter sleep duration which is a type of sleep disturbance. A report showed that about 52–80 % of pregnant women have the experiences of sleep disturbance. They will experience more sleep disturbance during the pregnancy process (Chang, M et al., 2015). A survey has been validated from Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index through sleep duration, night time sleep disturbance, sleep quality and sleep latency with pregnant women. Pregnant women have to answer about their actual sleep hours, trouble sleeping, sleep quality overall and the time taken to fall asleep to figure out how serious sleep disturbances they have (Chang, M et al., 2015). These sleep disorders are able to lose their attention, cause anxiety, extreme irritability and tired in everything. Also, morning sickness cause pregnant women often lack of appetite. This eating pattern will affect the mother and baby's health; therefore, they have a trouble to take care of their