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Can emotional, physical, sexual and verbal abuse, control and threats during pregnancy cause such disorders as toutetts, ocd, odd, anxiety?

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It's Never Good: This type of stress & trauma is never good for anyone --- baby or mom. It is imperative to get help asap so that it doesn't progress.

Answered 6/10/2015

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Maybe not cause but: Certainly uncover or make worse any of those issues noted. Intervention should be done as soon as possible to protect the expectant mother & the unborn child. There is evidence to support the belief that children of mothers who have untreated psychiatric problems during pregnancy have babies who are at risk for behavior & mood disorders as children & adolescents or even later in life also.

Answered 9/7/2013

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