Studying Miguel’s profile of his home life, I came to the conclusion that his life was a struggle from the time he was in his mother’s womb to age he is now. Along with his dad, Miguel’s mother appeared to be living a stressful life worrying about the finances, language barrier, food, housing, her other children, and her unborn child. Having all these stressors, possible poor nutrition, and the possible lack of adequate prenatal care could explain why his profile stated that he had low birth weight (5 pounds). The effects of stress have on a woman’s body can be huge. Stress can cause weakness, sickness, poor sleep, and depression. If stress can tear down a woman’s body who is not pregnant, image what it can do if she was carrying a child (Hellmann,
