Department of Neurobiology and Behavior, Unit of Basic Medical Sciences, Course of Medical and Dental Sciences, Nagasaki University, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, 1-12-4 Sakamoto, Nagasaki, Japan.
J Physiol Sci. 2010 May;60(3):213-20. doi: 10.1007/s12576-010-0087-x. Epub 2010 Feb 19.
This study investigated the relationship between fetal movements and acute maternal emotional changes during pregnancy. Two empirically validated feature film clips were used for the external generation of two subjectively and facially well-characterized target emotions: happiness and sadness. We simultaneously monitored separate fetal arm, leg, and trunk movements by means of two ultrasound apparatuses while maternal emotions were manipulated by film clip presentation. The number of fetal arm movements, but not the duration, was increased when pregnant women were being shown a happy film. Both the number and the duration of fetal arm movements decreased with the sad film presentation. Neither the presentation of happiness nor the presentation of sadness affected fetal leg or trunk movements. These findings suggest that induced emotions in pregnant women primarily affect arm movements of their fetuses, and that positive and negative emotions have the opposite effects on fetus movement.
本研究调查了胎儿运动与妊娠期间孕妇急性情绪变化之间的关系。使用两部经过实证验证的故事片片段来人为诱发两种主观且具有面部特征的目标情绪：快乐和悲伤。我们同时使用两台超声设备监测胎儿手臂、腿部和躯干的单独运动，而通过影片片段呈现来操纵母体情绪。当孕妇观看快乐影片时，胎儿手臂运动的次数增加，但持续时间没有增加。当孕妇观看悲伤影片时，胎儿手臂运动的次数和持续时间都减少了。快乐或悲伤的呈现都不会影响胎儿腿部或躯干的运动。这些发现表明，孕妇的诱发情绪主要影响胎儿的手臂运动，而且积极和消极情绪对胎儿运动有相反的影响。
