do mothers emotions affect the development of the child inside her?

Answer 1

When a mothers pregnant then her emotions can effect the baby. if a mother gets too stressed it can cause premature labour. the child can not feel the mothers emotions though. it does not affect the development.

Answer 2

Absolutely!!! This has been well documented.
The mothers emotions, her diet, medications and nearly everything effecting her can effect the child. Many things that occur with BOTH
parents can have life long effects on the developing person.

Answer 3

"Loud noises from outside the uterus such as the slamming of a door or loud music reach the foetus and he reacts to them."

http://www.spuc.org.uk/ethics/abortion/human-development

Listen Up Newlyweds and Mothers: Inside the Womb, the Fetus Hears Music...

http://sparksofgenius.wordpress.com/2007/05/21/listen-up-newlyweds-and-mothers-inside-the-womb-the-fetus-hears-music/

Parents: Will Listening to Mozart Ten Minutes a Day Make Your Child Smarter?

http://sparksofgenius.wordpress.com/tag/fetus/


Researcher Proves Babies In
Womb Can Hear At 30 Weeks -

http://www.rense.com/general4/30wks.htm

What we know for certain is that by the age of 20 weeks unborn children can respond to external aural stimuli, such as music and conversation, and the 4-D ultrasound techniques used by Professor Stuart Campbell have shown that a child also responds to physical stimuli.

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/health/article705415.ece

The link between music and human beings begin when the child is still a foetus in its mother's womb, and listens to his mother singing and hears music being played.

http://www.sundayobserver.lk/2004/09/12/fea17.html

http://www.search.com/search?q=foetus+in+womb+hears+music

Answer 4

Pregnant mothers need to take care of themselves, yes. Will pregnant women ever have perfect environments, no.