Worry about worrying
Citation
Gunning, M. (2008) Worry about worrying, The Psychologist, vol. 21, pp. 392-395.
Abstract
The effects of anxiety in pregnancy on fetal and postnatal development are of concern for most women who are, or have been, pregnant. But how are the effects transmitted to the growing fetus, and does the research evidence actually support the media scare stories? And, intriguingly, could a moderate amount of worry actually be good for the developing baby