Pregnancy and Psychology

When it comes to preparation for birth, the first thing that comes to mind for everyone is physical and mental preparations. However, the most important preparation is psychological preparation.

As the psychology of the pregnant woman can sometimes adversely affect the entire physical and mental preparation process, psychological preparation is one of the main issues to be considered especially during pregnancy.

Some of them advocates that preparation for birth should be during pregnancy and even close to birth. But the real preparation should begin even before pregnancy. For example, starting from adolescence, it would be good for a young girl not to hear or witness bad, negative and negative birth stories.

It is important that psychological preparation begins before pregnancy. Pregnancy and delivery type;

• Postpartum depression

• Mother-infant bond and first trust relationship

• Childhood and adolescence

• Behavioral and emotional processes in adulthood

• Personality structure

• The way we deal with life and events

• All our relationships

• The way humanity lives

• It can affect all human life. For these reasons, it is also very important.

• The pregnant and father-to-be should know about their own birth: especially since the pregnant woman's own birth is the only birth directly recorded in her body records, solving any traumas related to her own birth during pregnancy In addition, the pregnant woman needs to work on the traumatic, painful, bad stories about childbirth from the mother, grandmother, aunt, sister and even older generations, especially the female generation in the family.

• The relationship of the pregnant woman especially with her mother and then with other family members should be reconsidered. Problems, if any, should be resolved and based on trust. Emotions thrown in, unspoken, untold feelings must be cleared. Similarly, the relationship of the pregnant woman and her husband should be studied and the problems, if any, even minor, should be resolved.

• The pregnant woman's self-perception and self-love should be studied. Before their anxieties, if any, about birth and postpartum turn into fear must be expressed. Birth is the process that opens the door to a new life that will change your life. It is important to get used to the fact that life and roles will change, and to work on adaptation to the new life.

• Any negative effects that will prevent her from focusing on her baby should be cleaned.

• Although the process of self-knowledge will continue throughout her life, pregnancy is the time to clarify this recognition process a little more.

• Expectations from her child ( including gender) should be clarified a little more, and anxiety and fears, if any, should be studied. Anything that disrupts the order during pregnancy can cause stress. Psychological ups and downs are normal, but when it becomes more and deep, it is an issue to be considered.

• The loss or illness of a family member in this period is one of the most important traumas. It should be tried not to throw it into the pregnant

• Although the psychological preparation of fathers is not given much importance in our culture, it is known that it affects the psychological state of the mother positively/negatively, and when the baby is born, the father has a high influence on secure attachment. For this reason, it should be ensured that the father also plays a role in baby care, and that the problems, troubles and question marks, if any, related to this should be clarified.

• Perary postpartum depression, called postpartum postpartum depression, is a frequently encountered process that seriously affects the mother and her concentration. Therefore, this process, which affects the mother, also affects the baby and may harm the secure attachment process, which we attach the most importance to in infancy.

• The process of psychological preparation for birth can begin before or after pregnancy, and most commonly 2-3 months before birth. By focusing on the physical and financial needs of the baby, the mother and father-to-be can put this basic psychological preparation process into the background. Worst of all, he may throw it in and ignore it for fear of confrontation. Even for all kinds of problems that seem temporary, the pregnancy period is one of the most suitable and important times.

Expert support during this process can positively affect you and your baby both during pregnancy and postpartum period.

For those who will have their first child, a foresight Although it expresses a more exciting obscurity because it is not a disease, the second and third… also mean a new life, a new breath, a new responsibility and happiness for families who will hold their child in their arms. Now your life will never be the same as before. I wish it to be much more beautiful, much more enjoyable…

Exp. Clinic. Ps. Cansu DÜLGER

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