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  2. Study shows how a woman's brain reorganizes during pregnancy

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    Researchers said on Monday they have for the first time mapped the changes that unfold as a woman's brain reorganizes in response to pregnancy, based on scans carried out 26 times starting three ...

  3. Pregnancy changes the brain more than previously known ... - AOL

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    The functional implications these brain changes may have for birthing parents have yet to be determined, said Dr. Elseline Hoekzema, head of the Pregnancy and the Brain Lab at Amsterdam University ...

  4. A Pregnant Woman's Brain Was Mapped for the First Time - AOL

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    Scans of the changes that occur in the brain of a pregnant woman Researchers followed a 38-year-old woman three weeks before conception, and two years postpartum, tracking the changes to her brain ...

  5. Parental brain - Wikipedia

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    Less is known about the paternal brain, but changes in the father's brain occur alongside the mother. [ 1 ] Research on this topic is continuing to expand as more researchers examine fathers. Many of the brain regions and networks responsible for parental behavior are responsible for parental behavior in human fathers after having a child. [ 10 ]

  6. Prenatal and perinatal psychology - Wikipedia

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    In the case of spina bifida myelomeningocele, the fetus may experience changes to their brain structure among other developmental problems. [7] The second trimester is also essential for perinatal brain development. By week 20 of pregnancy, the area of the brain that is responsible for the awareness of the fetus's five sense begins to develop.

  7. Maternal fetal stress transfer - Wikipedia

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    The continuity of maternal stress from during, to after, pregnancy is a progression of maternal-foetal stress transfer which is significant in impacting the infant's overall wellbeing. Postnatal maternal stress, such as postpartum depression , has an enormous impact on the emotion, mental and behavioural growth of a child, hence can aggravate ...

  8. Scans show changes in brain during pregnancy - AOL

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    Nearly 85% of women become pregnant at least once, and 140 million women each year become pregnant. Although pregnancy is known to cause physiological changes to the body, changes to the brain are ...

  9. Maternal physiological changes in pregnancy - Wikipedia

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    The body's posture changes as the pregnancy progresses. The pelvis tilts and the back arches to help keep balance. Poor posture occurs naturally from the stretching of the woman's abdominal muscles as the fetus grows. These muscles are less able to contract and keep the lower back in proper alignment. The pregnant woman has a different pattern ...