Help us help defend free speech and save democracy from the World Economic Forum planned Totalitarian Great Reset. and help us expose the Covid Fraudsters

The Vladimir Putin Interview

Recent News

The next 3 minutes will transform your life forever.

Get our free News Emails on latest articles, alerts and solutions for both legal templates and ways to help fight back against the Globalists vax Mandates , and health resources to boost your immune system and ways to Protect from deadly EMF 5G radiation and more.

FREE E-BOOKS AND REPORTS ALSO

Australian National Review - News with a Difference!

How you can advertise on Truthbook.social

Heat and Changing Temperatures Increase Postpartum Depression Risk

Facebook
Twitter
LinkedIn
WhatsApp
Email
Heat and Changing Temperatures Increase Postpartum Depression Risk

A recent study shows a 1 percent increase in postpartum depression risk with every 1-degree temperature increase.

Women who have recently given birth and are exposed to heat and fluctuating ambient temperatures face a significantly higher risk of developing postpartum depression (PPD), according to a recent study.

The research, which involved nearly 430,000 women, found that for every temperature increase of around 1 degree Celsius, PPD risk also increased by 1 percent. Environmental factors like air pollution and low air conditioning usage also exacerbated PPD risk.

“Temperature-associated PPD risks were significantly higher among mothers with more severe exposure” to air pollutants, the authors wrote.

Jun Wu, senior author of the study and professor of environmental and occupational health at the University of California–Irvine Program in Public Health, told The Epoch Times that the study’s findings could help guide ways to prevent postpartum depression.

Unlike factors like relationships and family circumstances, temperature can often be modifiable. Addressing it benefits both mother and baby, as a mother’s depression symptoms can directly affect her baby’s development, Wu added.

Understanding Postpartum Depression Risk Factors

PPD is a form of depression that occurs within four weeks to a year after childbirth. It is characterized by symptoms such as persistent sadness, loss of interest in activities, and difficulty bonding with the baby.

Overweight or obese women and those who have had Cesarean or preterm birth, medical complications, and have given birth to multiple children are at greater risk of PPD.

The study, based on data collected from 2013 to 2018 and published in Environmental Health Perspectives, found that higher daily temperatures and greater temperature fluctuations increased the likelihood of mothers developing PPD.

The link was stronger for hotter times of the day than cooler times.

The study did not provide an ideal temperature for postpartum women.

“Even in Southern California, where people might assume residents are accustomed to warm temperatures, we still observed a positive association between temperature exposure and postpartum depression risk,” Wu said. “I imagine that an increase in temperature could have a stronger impact on someone living in a colder climate zone, where high temperatures are less common.”

Both recent and prolonged exposure had similar effects on PPD risk.

Areas with fewer homes equipped with air conditioning showed a stronger correlation between significant daily temperature fluctuations and PPD incidence.

Also, mothers aged 25 or older, along with those from African American, Asian, or Hispanic communities, were found to be at higher risk.

“Many recent studies underscore the urgent need to combat climate change, as its effects extend beyond environmental degradation and directly impact human health, even harming unborn babies,” Aidan Charron, associate director of Global Earth Day, an organization whose mission is to “diversify, educate and activate the environmental movement worldwide,” told The Epoch Times.

Prenatal and Postpartum Vulnerabilities

High ambient temperatures have long been linked to mental health challenges. Rising temperatures can exacerbate daily stresses and activate physiological responses that adversely affect mental health.

For example, a 2014 study in California found a 9.8 percent increase in mental health hospitalizations during heat-related events like heat waves. Similarly, heat was associated with mental health problems in a tropical megacity, Ho Chi Minh City, in Vietnam, increasing all-cause mental and behavioral disorder hospital admissions by about 62 percent.

Women are more vulnerable to temperature changes during pregnancy and the postpartum period. Biological and hormonal changes affect a pregnant woman’s ability to regulate her core body temperature. This makes her more susceptible to extreme temperatures.

Pregnant women are also particularly at risk of overheating. According to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), potential health risks these women face when temperatures rise include anemia, eclampsia, low birth weight, preterm birth, and miscarriage.
A recent study found that acute exposure to heat waves or high ambient temperature among pregnant women in the southeastern United States was associated with a greater risk of emergency room visits for a range of psychiatric disorders, including anxiety, suicidal thoughts, and bipolar disorder.
Additionally, a Chinese study found that prolonged exposure to extremely high temperatures and brief exposure to extreme cold caused increased emotional stress during pregnancy.

The hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis, which regulates the body’s stress response, becomes more active in higher temperatures. It releases cortisol, a stress hormone that causes inflammation. The HPA axis can get overwhelmed when environmental temperatures surpass the body’s core temperature, causing a strong stress response.

Heat stress also compromises the blood-brain barrier (BBB), a protective shield that normally prevents harmful toxins from entering the brain. When the BBB becomes more permeable due to heat exposure, these harmful substances infiltrate the brain, disrupting the HPA axis and weakening the body’s ability to regulate stress.

Amplifying Effect of Environmental Factors

In addition to exposure to high temperatures, the study also found that air pollution, limited outdoor green space, and low rates of air conditioning usage worsened the risk of high temperatures on PPD risk. “Raising ambient temperature may stimulate a greater exposure to hazardous air pollutants,” such as through increased sweating, blood flow, and breathing, the authors wrote.

Wu offered some assumptions about how these factors modify the association between PPD and high temperatures. She noted that more green space could mitigate the effects of high temperatures, as people in these areas may also face high air pollution exposure.

“Air pollution by itself can have adverse impacts on mental health outcomes,” she said, pointing to the harmful effects of particulate matter entering the body and brain.

Source link

Original Source

Related News

Let’s not lose touch…Your Government and Big Tech are actively trying to censor the information reported by The ANR to serve their own needs. Subscribe now to make sure you receive the latest uncensored news in your inbox…

Join our censor free social media platform for Independent thinkers

URGENT: JUST 3 DAYS REMAIN TO HELP SAVE INDEPENDENT MEDIA & ANR, SO LET'S CUT THE BS & GET TO THE POINT - WE WILL BE FORCED TO LAY OFF STAFF & REDUCE OPERATIONS UNLESS WE ARE FULLY FUNDED WITHIN THE NEXT 2 WEEKS

Sadly, less than 0.5% of readers currently donate or subscribe to us But YOU can easily change that. Imagine the impact we'd make if 3 in 10 readers supported us today. To start with we’d remove this annoying banner as we could fight for a full year...

Enter Details for free ANR news