Found this interesting report on UK Daily Mail about unborn babies and the effect a mother's stress can have on them. Read below...
It ought to be the most tranquil of
sights – the face of an unborn child in the womb. But the tiny hand
pulled up to the chin reveals that, upsettingly, this baby appears to be
under stress. The
remarkable image was taken as part of a study showing unborn children
touch their faces more often if their mother has been anxious, helpless
or under pressure.
Researchers believe they are picking up on her anxieties – and then trying to soothe them away with the power of touch. As
adults, we do this by holding our head in our hands. But while we use
both hands, babies of stressed-out mothers preferred the touch of just
one.
