An article has appeared in The Times, examining the phenomenon of women who do not realize they are pregnant until very late, or when they are actually in labour.
A number of explanations are given, from tight tummy muscles preventing a bump, to slight bleeding during pregnancy which some mistake as a period.
However, an overwhelming explanation is “denial” or “concealment” of pregnancy, implying that at some level these women do know they are pregnant but choose, consciously or unconsciously, not to acknowledge it.
An unplanned pregnancy can cause extreme anxiety and anxiety produces a closed mind which refuses to recognize symptoms, the article explains. It goes on to hear from a number of women who did not realize they were pregnant until in labour.
For the full article follow this link: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,590542,00.html
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