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Prenatal stress response

The body and mind’s ongoing reaction to pregnancy-related stress that may not fully switch off.

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Emotional burnout and mental exhaustion during pregnancy

Emotional burnout and mental exhaustion during pregnancy

What emotional burnout means in pregnancy Burnout is usually described in the research literature as a syndrome of chronic stress that is marked by emotional exhaustion, a sense of distance or detachment, and reduced perceived effectiveness. In everyday language, many pregnant people describe it as feeling “used up,” numb, tearful, or unable to recover even […]