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Children’s prenatal growth mostly unaffected by mother’s stress levels

There are many factors influencing fetal growth—genetic, nutritional, environmental, uteroplacental, and fetal factors. In a new doctoral thesis from Karolinska Institutet, the aim was to further the understanding of the consequences of stress and smoking during pregnancy, the causes of intrauterine growth and asthma as well as the consequences of asthma on school performance and […]

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Prenatal opioid exposure may alter brain function in babies

Connectivity in an area of the brain that regulates emotion may be altered in infants exposed to opioids while in utero, according to a new study being presented next week at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA). Opioid use in pregnancy has become a major public health crisis. Opioids can […]

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Why Depression And Anxiety During Pregnancy Is On The Rise

Women today are 51 per cent more likely to experience depressions and anxiety during pregnancy than our mother’s generation according to a new study. The study out of the UK found that factors including increased workload due to career aspirations as well as financial demands due to growing housing prices are largely to blame. They also […]