Positive Mental Health during Pregnancy Through the Book “Knock Knock Let’s Talk”

Abstract

Pregnancy is an array of emotions. There are emotions like happiness, anxiety, worry, sadness, a sinking feeling, excitement to name a few. Since these emotions have a major impact on the health of the expecting mother as well as the baby in the womb, the right set of emotions must be trapped. The mental health of the expecting mother is of the utmost importance these days owing to various lifestyle stresses and anxieties surrounding pregnancy. The awareness of changes happening in the body and the mental state should be taken care of. The book Knock Knock Let’s Talk is a book which is a companion throughout the 9 months of pregnancy. It starts with week 5 and is written till week 40 where in tit bits of positive affirmations are written for the expecting mother and virtues are penned down for every week which the mother can read aloud to the baby in the womb. In these womb conversations the mental health of the mother is taken care of by positive affirmations and a bond is created between the expecting mother and the baby. The virtues talked are the ones which can be followed by each one of us in our day to day lives. The beauty of the book is when a mother is sharing these virtues with the unborn, these virtues become a part of her life as well thereby spreading positivity and happiness.