Heightened Stress Levels Predict Drug Use During Pregnancy Drug AddictionBy Lucida TreatmentSeptember 12, 2015Stress levels help predict the odds that a pregnant woman will use illicit/illegal drugs during the first two-thirds of her pregnancy, according to recent findings from a team of U.S. researchers.
Unwanted Pregnancy Linked to Dangerous Alcohol Use Alcohol AddictionBy Lucida TreatmentJanuary 29, 2015Each year, millions of American women become pregnant without any prior planning; significant numbers of these women do not welcome their pregnancies. In a study published in October 2014 in the journal Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research, researchers from two American universities compared alcohol consumption patterns among pregnant women who wanted to be pregnant to…
Can Heavy Drinking Before Pregnancy Harm Your Children? Alcohol AddictionBy Lucida TreatmentSeptember 20, 2014It’s a well-established fact that alcohol consumption during pregnancy can lead to serious disruption of fetal development and permanent health problems in newborn children. However, not many researchers have considered whether heavy drinking before pregnancy has any harmful impact on the subsequent health of a mother’s children. In a study published in July 2014 in…
Tips for Coping With Anxiety and Pregnancy Mental HealthBy Lucida TreatmentApril 25, 2014You’re having a baby! Oh, the joy … or not? You may be wondering why, when other expecting women seem to be glowing with happiness, you’re feeling nothing but incredibly anxious. Dread, worry and all sorts of fears are overshadowing your pregnancy, and it feels awful. Is it normal? What should you do?
