Environment
is everything which is external to the child.
It could be
things outside the mother. That will obviously include, father, grandparents,
relatives and friends.
Sunshine,
rain, air, rivers, earth and the like are also part of the environment. Clean
water and pure air are good! Hence it is easy to surmise that good and clean
environment is a better influence for the child.
Chemicals,
hormones, enzymes are inputs coming to the child from the mother. There are
also external to the child and hence part of environment. They may be good or
bad – because cortisol and adrenalin seem to be created during anxiety or fear.
Oxytocin is produced when there is love and appreciation!
The
environmental influences are carried to the child from the mother through the
physical channel or placenta/umbilical cord. But they can also reach through
non-physical means. Recall, the analogy of FM Channels, mobile phones and TV.
In the
course of our lives we are exposed to mobile waves, radiations from video/photo cameras, X Ray / MRI / CT scans and many other
such gadgets. Magnetism and Gravity are certainly known influences. These are
subtle energies which are capable of reaching the child. All these constitute
environmental influences.
The
environment hence an important role in the pregnancy period.
