Low birth weight babies are more likely to suffer from depression

The babies born were plump and easy to become happy people. Low-birth babies are often sad and anxious when they grow up.

Infertility in the uterus affecting the development of the child also causes effects on the young brain. Ian Colman at the University of Alberta, Canada, and his colleagues in the UK studied the records of 4,600 Britons born in 1946.

"We found that people with even mild symptoms of depression were less likely to be born at birth than those with good mental health," Colman said. "The lighter the birth weight, the more likely it is for a person to become mentally disturbed."

Colman explained it could be because when a mother is stressed, stress hormones are passed on to each other to the fetus. That's why when a stressful situation occurs, those born with low birth weight are more likely to become anxious and depressed.

The study also found that surprisingly, people who were mentally unstable also reached the milestones of later maturity, such as starting to get up or walk, compared to those with mental health. good.

However, not all low birth weight babies will have neurological problems."Small doesn't mean there's a problem. The problem is that you have less weight because of something abnormal in the uterus. And in this study, light weight is a sign of stress in the fetus," Colman said. "When the mother is overly stressed, the blood flow to the uterus is limited and the fetus will have fewer nutrients, leading to less weight."

Other research also found that low birth weight babies have a higher risk of developing diabetes or heart disease later.

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