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Up Close - Women's Health - September 27, 2012
For moms-to-be, good mate said to ease stress of defect
Anxiety, depression spurred by heart condition in fetus can be reduced, study finds

Newswire

Expectant mothers who learn from prenatal diagnosis that they are carrying a fetus with a congenital heart defect (CHD) commonly suffer post-traumatic stress, depression, and anxiety. However, a healthy relationship with one's partner and positive coping mechanisms can reduce this intense stress, suggests new research from the Cardiac Center of The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.

The study is published in the September issue of The Journal of Pediatrics.

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