Can Moving to a New Home During Pregnancy Raise the Risk of Preterm Birth?

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Can Moving to a New Home During Pregnancy Raise
the Risk of Preterm Birth?

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Premature Birth

• The first three months of pregnancy is the most
  critical period for the mother. If you are
  planning on moving to a new residence during this
  phase, then there is a high chance it might
  affect the birth of the child and even add more
  risks of premature birth.

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Premature Birth

• According to the Journal of Epidemiology
  Community Health, another significant risk factor
  is that the size of the baby can be smaller than
  usual due to the unnecessary stress of shifting.

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Risk Factor

• Julia bond, the lead author who took part in the
  research program at UW school of public health,
  claims that there are no practical records to
  state the risks of moving to a new residence
  during the first three months of pregnancy.
• She also claims that their report with an
  in-depth investigation will bring more focused
  attention to the families to consider moving as a
  risk factor.

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Some more Studies Research

• The potential health impacts of moving during the
  first three months of pregnancy are still under
  investigation.
• To add more relevant data, the researchers took a
  look at the birth certificate of the newborn
  between 2007 2014 in the state of Washington
  for the mothers aged 18 or higher.

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Some more Studies Research

• The researchers planned a survey and selected
  over 30,000 women who shifted their residence
  during the first three months of their pregnancy.
  
• These 30,000 women were compared with the lot of
  1, 20,000 women who gave birth to babies in the
  same year and did not move during the first
  trimester of the pregnancy, i.e., three months.

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Some more Studies Research

• The survey was done to confront the results of
  the adverse health impacts imposed on the baby
  due to the mother moving to a new residence
  during the first trimester of pregnancy.
• This survey resulted in the figures of about 37
  increased risk of lower birth-weight and 42 risk
  of premature birth for the mothers who moved to a
  new place during the first three months of
  pregnancy.

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Some more Studies Research

• It states that there is a probable risk to the
  baby due to shifting during early pregnancy, so
  consulting a medical expert or physician is a
  must if you are pregnant and willing to shift
  your residence, as mentioned in the report.

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What to do?

• Here are the few things that you could do to
  reduce stress while shifting to a new house
  during pregnancy
• Consult your doctors before you pick a reasonable
  date to move from your residence to avoid adverse
  impacts on the health of the baby and yourself.

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What to do?

• Do the packing beforehand to avoid stressing the
  mother and the baby. Keep it slow, but keep
  enough time for it. This will not only help you
  to remember the essentials but will also reduce
  the strain on the baby.
• 3. Do not rush with the unpacking process and
  keep it slow just similar to your packing
  process. Only unpack the essentials and rest all
  can go slowly.

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References

• https//www.cordlifeindia.com/blog/can-moving-new-
  home-pregnancy-raise-risk-preterm-birth/
• https//www.livescience.com/66063-moving-while-pre
  gnant-could-raise-preterm-birth-risk.html