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Podcast: Mind Your Own Karma - Beyond The Bandage
Episode: S2E94 THE EFFECTS OF MATERNAL STRESS ON THE FETUS: LACK OF SUPPORT FOR BIRTHMOTHERS IS A KEY FACTOR (S2E94)
Description: Join me in this powerful episode as I delve into the often-
overlooked, profound impact of stress on a fetus during the birthmother's journey in adoption.
This episode reflects the topic of my latest blog. With a lack of support for birth mothers, and at a critical time in her life when stress is at a high point, what kinds of chemicals are making their way through her body and into the bloodstream that she shares with the fetus? How does this affect the child? I talk about this on a scientific level, so...