9/11 stress effect to babies

According to new research in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, the effects of stress caused by the 9/11 terrorist attacks were passed along by some mothers to their babies.

According to study post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) were transmitted to the babies of pregnant women who were present during the collapse of the twin towers of the World Trade Center in New York City.

According to the Rachel yehuda, Research findings suggest mechanisms for transgenerational transmission of biologic effects of trauma may have to do with very early parent-child attachments and possibly even in utero effects to cortisol programming.

Retirement puts stress on marriages

Divorce among seniors people in Japan is soaring - 41,948 divorces in 2000 compared with 20,435 in 1985 - and most are instigated by wives.

In Japan, retirement cuts off men from longtime office social networks, leaving them virtually friendless. Japanese wives say they are turned into servants. They develop physical ailments psychiatrists diagnose as stress-related "Retired Husband Syndrome."

Similar trends are hapening in USA as well. Many long-term relationships fall apart just at the time the couple has the freedom to enjoy each other the most.

Stress of working women highest in Ludhiana

According to one survey by assocham when compared with working women in Ludhiana,Kolkata and Pune, those in Bangalore, Chennai, Hyderabad, Mumbai and Delhi suffer less mental harassment, survay sponsored by National Commission for Women (NCW).

Survey findings reveal that mental harassment for women employees is reported least in Bangalore (6%), followed by Chennai (7%), Hyderabad (8%), Mum

Ludhiana, Kolkata and Pune are the industrial hubs in which, the harassment of women employees has been reported at 27%, 19% and 17% respectively.

Mental harassment is faced more by of small-scale firms employees (21%); it is least in case of large-scale firms (8%) and moderate in medium-scale firms (14%). Also no Stress Management training is provided in small and medium scale firm.

According to survey findings also throw light on employer satisfaction level among women employees. Of the 272 women employees respondants in the above cities, 85.15% are satisfied with their employers’ attitude towards them.

Respondants from Ludhiana(54%) and Pune(76%) were found to be least satisfied with their employers. Level of satisfaction on the basis of size of the firm indicate that large scale firms are on better grounds from all points of consideration.