The Pregnant Brain: How Mothers Think Differently

Does Pregnancy Make You Dumber?

With 80 percent of women experiencing some form of impaired cognitive function during pregnancy, it's no surprise the idea of "pregnancy brain" has taken hold. But a recent paper suggests that the memory loss, stress, and general fuzzy-headedness of the prenatal period may actually have a crucial role in getting women ready to be mothers.

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