Mothers can face a host of adversities in pregnancy, during delivery and after the birth of a child.

An expanded understanding of the stresses can help mothers and mothers-to-be. This is why scientists want to characterize medication usage within the perinatal-postnatal family environment.

Prenatal and postnatal adversities can include prenatal alcohol and drug exposure, toxic stress, lack of adequate resources, and postnatal abuse or neglect, often at the same time.

Bad outcomes

The results can be very damaging.

But healthcare workers often are unaware of the number of negative impacts and consequently focus on only the surface problems.

More understanding of these issues would be valuable. This is why researchers are studying ways to identify other characteristics underlying health problems.

For instance, children whose mothers frequently drink or use drugs during pregnancy have more problems after they are born.

Talk to your community pharmacist if you have questions about prenatal or postnatal care. He or she understands medical usage and the stresses of mothers and pregnant women.

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