Forty-year-old Britney Spears and her partner Sam Asgari shared the sad news: the artist had a miscarriage. More recently, the artist posted her spicy photos on the social network and announced that she and Sam would become parents. We analyze the situation with a perinatal psychologist.
“It is with deepest sadness that we have lost our wonderful baby in early pregnancy. This is a huge grief for any parent. Perhaps we should have waited with the announcement that we are expecting a child, the couple writes in a joint post, but we were too excited about this event. Our strength lies in our love for each other, and we will continue to try to expand our family. Thank you for support. During this difficult period, we need privacy and we ask for your understanding.”
For Britney, the mother of two teenage sons, this would be a third, and a very desirable child. Jaden James, 15, and Sean Preston, 16, live with their father, Britney’s ex-husband Kevin Federline.
More recently, a scandal erupted around Britney Spears: the star posted videos and photos of erotic content on social networks. In the caption, she admitted that she had never felt such a powerful energy of a free woman in herself. Soon, the artist announced that she had been pregnant for a month and complained about hormonal surges. happy mother-to-be, on which she, naked, holds a dog, covering her growing belly and chest, caused a contradictory reaction from fans.
Recall that until recently, Britney Spears lived under the control of her father, who severely limited her freedom in making life decisions. This lasted for 13 long years, until the singer managed to start a buzz among the fans. In the fall of 2021, a Los Angeles court ruled that Britney could be released from her parent’s strict custody. Some fans of the artist are now demanding a trial and bringing the former guardian to justice for the abuse of her daughter.
Early becoming a pop star, Britney «broke down»: scandals with her participation went one after another. The girl abused drugs and alcohol, experienced an unsuccessful love affair, gave birth to two sons and ended up in a psychiatric clinic. The treatment took several months, and then Britney was allowed to go home.
Her father was supposed to help her cope with addictions and go through rehabilitation, return to a normal life. But the singer herself believes that her parents themselves ruined her life. At the trial in 2021, Britney said that her father tightly controlled her and her property, did not allow her to manage money, start a family and children.
«The emotional state of the mother affects her own somatics»
Anna Markovich, perinatal psychologist
One of the main factors for a successful pregnancy, apart from physical health, is the good emotional state of the expectant mother. And it begins with the planning of pregnancy, when the desire to give birth to a baby only appeared. All negative emotional states — anxiety, stress, nervousness, apathy and others — lead to complications during the period of gestation.
Britney’s public hearings with her father, long years of living by someone else’s rules, treatment in various clinics, and much more — all this could not but affect her mental health. In addition, do not forget that the pop diva recently celebrated her 40th birthday. And this is not the easiest age for pregnancy, as the likelihood of complications is high.
There are several critical periods during pregnancy
One of them is the first trimester, when the emotional state of the mother affects her own somatics (internal physical health). And with severe stress, prolonged or chronic anxiety, there are almost always violations of the physical condition, directly of the internal organs of a woman. Especially strong emotional background affects the state of the uterus, which, in turn, provokes a miscarriage.
In the second and third trimester, depression, stress and anxiety are dangerous — they negatively affect the emotional development of the fetus and its nervous system.
If a woman of a psychologically anxious type finds out about her pregnancy, then she can be overcome by forebodings, she goes into constant nervous tension. If at the same time she is already under psychological pressure, then this aggravates her condition.
Also, one should not forget about the intrapersonal conflict of a woman, that is, the contradiction between the need to have a child and the real desire and readiness to become a mother again, which leads to additional experiences.
It should be noted that a woman in adulthood is subject to many factors that affect the successful course of pregnancy. It is important to understand how the previous bearing of children proceeded before, what risks were then and can provoke a threat this time.