Pregnancy Stress

Are Your Infertility Treatments Causing You To Feel Stressed, Anxious Or Depressed * Do you get upset when you attend baby showers or go to malls full of baby strollers and pregnant women? * Do you feel like crying when friends or family ask a question like, “Are you still trying to get pregnant?” * Do you wish your husband would be more supportive and take a more active role in your fertility and conception treatments? * Are you spending too much time worrying about becoming pregnant? * Do you feel like your body has betrayed you every time you start your period? * Do you feel helpless...

It is well known that maternity staff are under pressure. Personal sacrifices, long working hours, lack of resources and an overstretched system take their toll, and occasionally staff are involved in traumatic and emotionally difficult situations. Nurturing Maternity Staff explains how the system and individuals within it relate to each other, highlighting both the vital role compassionate leadership has in creating psychologically safe working environments, as well as tools individuals can use to optimize their own mental well-being.

Hospital visits, calendar watching, disheartening test results and scheduled sex can make trying for a baby a stressful experience, and the strain it puts on couples and individuals struggling with infertility can impact hugely on the likelihood of successful conception. With an approach that puts well-being at the heart of fertility, this easy-to-follow guide by top fertility specialist Ann Bracken offers a proven successful alternative to formal counselling.