The lifestyle and emotional state of pregnant women play a vital role in the development of their unborn child. When the mother is stressed, depressed, and generally unwell, it could affect the emotional state of their child. Newborns will have issues like being unable to latch on and bond with their mother, constantly crying and may have colic issues. How can this be avoided? What can we do to help pregnant mothers?

In this Frontline Warrior episode, we welcome Dr. Isabel Bogdan. Dr. Isabel Bogdan is the owner and founder of belev.co. With 20 years in practice as a women's health nurse practitioner and a doctorate in nursing practice. Her comprehensive background includes certifications in yoga, perinatal/postpartum care; mental health, and aesthetics; including laser and Botox treatments.

We talk about how lifestyle and emotions affect the child in your womb and tackle tips that can help pregnant women manage their emotions during this fragile stage. Timestamp

00:00 Introduction

01:52 About Isabel Bogdan

03:33 How the environment affects a woman's pregnancy

04:13 Social Determinants of Health

05:26 How post or perinatal depression in women affects newborns

07:32 Mothers who have emotional discomfort

09:13 Interventions for depressed pregnant mothers

11:17 Does depression affects the health of sperm and eggs?

12:40 How do the relationship and lifestyle affect the conception of a baby?

14:14 How to prepare for conception

15:26 How prenatal trauma affects pregnancy

19:23 What are Ancestral and Generational Trauma

27:41 The role of the partner in the conception of a child?

29:30 The importance of bonding and support

30:57 How epigenetics play a role in child development

32:59 How our emotions affect the development of a child

37:39 Eastern vs Western child upbringing

40:10 Common struggles of a pregnant mother

41:24 The link between ADHD and emotional trauma

44:06 Is leaving a baby crying to sleep a good idea

47:04 Nothing is right or wrong in parenting

48:27 Meeting our emotional needs is vital

49:31 Love can be given in many ways

50:46 A Piece of Advice to Leave Behind

52:37 Wrapping up the show