Being pregnant and stressed might not be a good mix
A new study has unravelled the differential impacts of physical and psychological stressors during pregnancy on pre-term birth, child gender and neurodevelopmental outcomes.
Studies on prenatal programming – the impact of in utero factors on future health – have shown that “the womb may be more important than the home,” write Kate Walsh from Yashiva University in the Bronx, US, and co-authors.
Published by Cosmos.
