Too much amniotic fluid is called polyhydramnios. Protect the baby from outside injury by cushioning sudden blows or movements.Keep a constant temperature around the baby, protecting from heat loss.The developing baby to move in the womb, which allows for proper bone growth.
The amniotic fluid constantly moves (circulates) as the baby swallows and "inhales" the fluid, and then releases it.
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About 600 mL of amniotic fluid surrounds the baby at full term (40 weeks gestation). The amount of amniotic fluid is greatest at about 34 weeks into the pregnancy (34 weeks gestation), when it averages 800 mL. "A secure bond between the mother and child after the birth can neutralize negative effects of stress during pregnancy," La Marca-Ghaemmaghami says.While in the womb, the baby floats in the amniotic fluid. The psychologists advise pregnant women who are exposed to longer-term stress situations to "seek support from a therapist to handle the stress better." Stress during pregnancy cannot always be avoided, however. Strengthening mental resources with specialized help "The corticotropin-releasing hormone CRH obviously plays a complex and dynamic role in the development of the human fetus, which needs to be better understood," La Marca-Ghaemmaghami summarizes. As a result, the effect of the hormone on growth is confirmed, as has been observed in animals such as tadpoles: If their pond is on the verge of drying out, CRH is released in tadpoles, thereby driving their metamorphosis. This higher concentration of stress hormone in turn accelerates the growth of the fetus. The situation of the results regarding prolonged stress is completely different, as was determined using questionnaires for diagnosing chronic social overload: "If the mother is stressed for a longer period of time, the CRH level in the amniotic fluid increases," says Pearl La Marca-Ghaemmaghami, psychologist and program researcher.
Longer-term stress can be measured in amniotic fluid To determine whether the placenta also releases stress hormones, the researchers compared the cortisol level in the mother's saliva with the CRH level in the amniotic fluid - and determined that there was no connection: "The baby obviously remains protected against negative effects in case of acute, short-term stress to the mother," Ehlert concludes. Such a test constitutes a stress situation for the expectant mother as her body secretes cortisol in the short term. How does mental stress to the mother affect the release of stress hormones in the placenta? The research team tested 34 healthy pregnant women, who took part in amniocentesis within the scope of prenatal diagnostics. Under certain circumstances, however, this increase can also have negative consequences: "An excessive acceleration of growth may occur at the expense of the proper maturation of the organs," says Ulrike Ehlert, psychologist and program coordinator. Animal studies have shown that this hormone can boost the development of the unborn child: Unfavorable growth conditions in the woman lead to an increased release of the hormone, thereby improving the chances of survival in case of a premature birth.
As a result, a small amount of this hormone enters the amniotic fluid and fetal metabolism. This mechanism also persists during pregnancy, and the placenta, which supplies the fetus with nutrients, can also emit stress hormone CRH. When stressed, the human body releases hormones to handle the higher stress, such as the so-called corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH), which results in an increase in stress hormone cortisol. Stress hormone affects the growth of the fetus In cooperation with the University Hospital Zurich and the Max Planck Institute Munich, researchers of the University of Zurich have discovered that physical stress to the mother can change the metabolism in the placenta and influence the growth of the unborn child. The precise mechanism of how stress affects the baby in the womb is not yet been completely clarified. The feeling of constantly being on edge, always having to take care of everything, not being able to find a balance: If an expectant mother is strongly stressed over a longer period of time, the risk of the unborn child developing a mental or physical illness later in life - such as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) or cardiovascular disease - increases.
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