Dear Dr. Oz

I like you a lot.  I find you to be open, honest, and incredibly open minded about alternative forms of healing/medication.

That being said, I watched you on The View yesterday and you said something that really upset me.  You said that women who encounter stress in their pregnancy are more likely to have children with serious problems (the example you used was autism).

And I say, how dare you?? How dare you put that kind of pressure and stress on women.  As mothers, we already blame ourselves for everything that is wrong with our baby.  Heck, my baby gets a bump on the head and I get upset and think people will think I don't watch him properly.

While I understand that the research you quoted would be fascinating to a doctor- it could be a further cause of stress in a pregnant woman/new mother (i.e. me).  Pregnant women have enough to be stressed about- our jobs, our rapidly growing body (which you also mentioned, but I won't get into that), our marriages, our unborn baby.  Please don't give us anything more to worry about.

I don't have a medical degree.  I didn't read the research you quoted.  But I have to agree with Barbara Walters (who I almost NEVER agree with) in saying that it is unfair to make a blanket statement like that and end with, "so don't be stressed, pregnant women" (not an exact quote, I know).  It's unrealistic, unattainable and unfair.