Can Moving to a New Home During Pregnancy Raise the Risk of Preterm Birth
                     Can Moving to a New Home 
During Pregnancy Raise the 
Risk of Preterm Birth?
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Premature Birth
 The first three months of 
pregnancy is the most 
critical period for the 
mother. If you are planning 
on moving to a new 
residence during this 
phase, then there is a high 
chance it might affect the 
birth of the child and even 
add more risks of 
premature birth.
Premature Birth
 According to the Journal of 
Epidemiology & Community 
Health, another significant 
risk factor is that the size of 
the baby can be smaller 
than usual due to the 
unnecessary stress of 
shifting.
Risk Factor
 Julia bond, the lead author 
who took part in the research 
program at UW school of 
public health, claims that 
there are no practical records 
to state the risks of moving to 
a new residence during the 
first three months of 
pregnancy. 
 She also claims that their 
report with an in-depth 
investigation will bring more 
focused attention to the 
families to consider moving 
as a risk factor.
Some more Studies & Research
 The potential health 
impacts of moving during 
the first three months of 
pregnancy are still under 
investigation. 
 To add more relevant data, 
the researchers took a look 
at the birth certificate of 
the newborn between 2007 
& 2014 in the state of 
Washington for the mothers 
aged 18 or higher.
Some more Studies & Research
 The researchers planned a 
survey and selected over 
30,000 women who shifted 
their residence during the 
first three months of their 
pregnancy. 
 These 30,000 women were 
compared with the lot of 1, 
20,000 women who gave 
birth to babies in the same 
year and did not move 
during the first trimester of 
the pregnancy, i.e., three 
months.
Some more Studies & Research
 The survey was done to 
confront the results of the 
adverse health impacts 
imposed on the baby due to 
the mother moving to a new 
residence during the first 
trimester of pregnancy.
 This survey resulted in the 
figures of about 37% 
increased risk of lower birth-
weight and 42% risk of 
premature birth for the 
mothers who moved to a 
new place during the first 
three months of pregnancy.
Some more Studies & Research
 It states that there is a 
probable risk to the baby 
due to shifting during early 
pregnancy, so consulting a 
medical expert or physician 
is a must if you are 
pregnant and willing to shift 
your residence, as 
mentioned in the report.
What to do?
 Here are the few things that 
you could do to reduce 
stress while shifting to a new 
house during pregnancy:
1. Consult your doctors before 
you pick a reasonable date 
to move from your 
residence to avoid adverse 
impacts on the health of 
the baby and yourself.
What to do?
2. Do the packing 
beforehand to avoid 
stressing the mother and 
the baby. Keep it slow, but 
keep enough time for it. 
This will not only help you 
to remember the 
essentials but will also 
reduce the strain on the 
baby.
3.    Do not rush with the 
unpacking process and 
keep it slow just similar to 
your packing process. 
Only unpack the 
essentials and rest all can 
go slowly.
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References:
 https://www.cordlifeindia.com/blog/can-moving-ne
w-home-pregnancy-raise-risk-preterm-birth/
 https://www.livescience.com/66063-moving-while-
pregnant-could-raise-preterm-birth-risk.html