During pregnancy, a woman's body goes through many changes - hormonal, cardiovascular, respiratory, digestive, urinary, and more. But what changes are made in the brain, hasn't been well studied ...

Researchers have created one of the first comprehensive maps of how the brain changes throughout pregnancy, substantially improving upon understanding of an understudied field. Certain brain ...

Image credit: Studio Firma/Stocksy. The female body goes through a variety of physical changes during pregnancy, including alterations to the brain. Most of the changes are due to pregnancy hormones.

By Pam Belluck Pam Belluck covers brain health, neuroscience and reproductive health. Research is revealing intriguing clues about how pregnancy changes the brain. Studies scanning women’s ...

Fetuses more exposed to certain air pollutants show changes in the size of specific brain structures, particularly during the ...

High-quality maternal diets enhance child development, while multivitamins are beneficial for those with poor diets, ...

Millions of women and teenage girls use oral contraception, but we are only now getting an idea of what effect these drugs ...

A groundbreaking study explores the profound neurological changes experienced by new fathers as they engage in hands-on ...

The Conversation reports on research that has revealed that the brains of fathers as well as mothers have revealed that the ...