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My wife took lot of exertion and stress for last 2 day as she is 13 week pregnant . yesterday she spotted also. can it cause any harm to baby?

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Stress: is negative for the mother but not directly negative to the baby. If the the stress is causing lack of sleep or poor eating habits, then it could affect the baby. Spotting can be common in the first trimester, but should still be checked out.

Dr Westford and another doctor agreed

Answered 11/15/2015

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