Prenatal psychologists see the very core of human personality forming in the womb.
Studies show that this personality formation takes place through intensive communication
between parents--especially the mother--and the unborn.
We know that most of what a mother eats, drinks or inhales is passed through her
bloodstream into the body of her baby; maternal emotions are transmitted physiologically
as well.
Stress hormones travel through the mother's bloodstream to the fetus, inducing the same
stressful state in the unborn child.
Babies respond not only to a surge of adrenaline, but also to mother's behavior.
When she pats her stomach, talks, sings, or dances, the unborn child knows that mother is
actively there.
Communication also occurs on the psychological plane, with baby responding to mother'sdeepest thoughts and feelings.
This does not mean that every fleeting worry, doubt, or anxiety a woman has rebounds on
her child.
What matters are deep persistent patterns of feeling, such as chronic anxiety or a wrenching
ambivalence about motherhood.
On the other hand, thoughts infusing the baby with a sense of happiness or calm, set the stage
for a balanced, happy, and serene disposition throughout life.
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