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

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 wellas the baby in the womb, the right set of emotions must be trapped. The mental health of the expecting mother isof the utmost importance these days owing to various lifestyle stresses and anxieties surrounding pregnancy. Theawareness of changes happening in the body and the mental state should be taken care of. The book Knock KnockLet’s Talk is a book which is a companion throughout the 9 months of pregnancy. It starts with week 5 and is writtentill week 40 where in tit bits of positive affirmations are written for the expecting mother and virtues are penned downfor every week which the mother can read aloud to the baby in the womb. In these womb conversations the mentalhealth of the mother is taken care of by positive affirmations and a bond is created between the expecting mother andthe baby. The virtues talked are the ones which can be followed by each one of us in our day to day lives. The beautyof the book is when a mother is sharing these virtues with the unborn, these virtues become a part of her life as wellthereby spreading positivity and happiness.