How a mother’s anxiety can decide when her baby will arrive
Experts highlight prevalence of mental health concerns during pregnancy at AKUH seminar, the stress of knowing A pregnant woman lies in a hospital bed. Source: Reuters “It’s a mystery why a woman’s uterus contracts early. Is it the baby saying I’ve had enough? Is it the mother asking her to come out?” So the Dean of the School of Midwifery and Nursing (SONAM) at Aga Khan University (AKU), Dr Salimah Walani, opened the session on Thursday. “Most surveys [on maternal health] it’s about how to save babies,” but we don’t know enough about how a mother’s mental health affects her











