Abstract

A REVIEW OF FETAL DEVELOPMENT AND PREGNANCY PROGRESSION: THE GROWING LIFE

Namrata Mahadev Rajurkar*, Dr. Neha N. Rajpurohit and Anandi Navnit Kothale

Abstract

Pregnancy is a unique and complicated time in a woman's life. In addition to the medical and physiological level, the following changes are also evident in her social and psychological functioning. Throughout the whole pregnancy, including the postpartum phase, altered psychological functioning may take place. The body's look, femininity, affections, and sexuality all undergo noticeable changes throughout pregnancy, while the woman's function and position also acquire new characteristics. Psychological ambivalence, emotional disturbances, mixed anxiety- depressive disorder, and frequent mood swings from tiredness to exaltation are all common experiences for pregnant women, to varying degrees. Pregnancy also brings about a variety of specialized concerns about the process and result, which renders the woman especially susceptible and necessitates appropriate care, contingent on her personality style. Furthermore, pregnancy may be a powerful stressor from a psychological perspective, as it is a highly emotional condition. Perinatal maternal stress can result in a variety of issues that could have a significant impact on the newborn's physical and mental development. Numerous changes in a woman's psychological functioning during both normal and psychologically complex pregnancy stages are examined in this review, which views pregnancy as a complex psychological phenomena.

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