Prenatal Stress

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  High-Protein Low-Fat Diet Of Parents May Reduce The Risk Of Lifestyle Diseases Like Diabetes In Kids: Study

  Prenatal factors such as stress and improper diet may increase the risk of lifestyle-related diseases like diabetes in children when they reach adulthood.

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  Here's How Mother's Stress During Pregnancy Affects The Baby's Brain

  A mother's stress during pregnancy changes neural connectivity in the brain of her unborn child.

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  Here's Why Pregnant Women Shouldn't Drink Alcohol Or Smoke

  Researchers have revealed an association between a fetus's exposure to smoking and specific patterns of aberrant behaviour as a toddler, at school age, and as a teen and propose that these patterns form a continuum.

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  Prenatal Exposure to Smoke & Alcohol May Trigger Aggressive Behaviour in Kids

  A new study, conducted by researchers from Kings College London and the University of Bristol,clearly indicates that consumption of alcohol, smoking cigarettes and exposure to stress can cause certain epigenetic changes at birth that can make the child more prone to aggressive behaviour.

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  Prenatal Stress Can Impact Mental Health Of Children

  A woman's stress levels during pregnancy can cause changes in the microbiome of the foetus that can lead to anxiety as well as learning difficulty in babies, persisting even into adulthood, researchers say.

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  Pregnancy Stress: Expectant Dads Suffer From Depression Too

  While "baby blues" as well as prenatal depression are linked mainly with women, researchers have now found that a significant number of first-time expectant fathers too experience depression.

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  Stop Stressing Now! It Affects Your Child Too

  Stress during pregnancy has often being linked to putting fetus' development under pressure.

• In fifth annual letter, Bill Gates stresses on setting goals

  Bill Gates published his annual letter which highlights successes from education in the United States to prenatal health care in Ethiopia. He argues that a core reason for the progress was the commitment to setting clear goals and identifying the right measures to drive progress towards those goals.

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  Prenatal stress boosts baby's asthma risk

  A stressful pregnancy puts the newborn at a higher risk of developing asthma.

• Music helps in prenatal stress

  Pregnant women can ease their stress and anxiety by simply settling back with relaxing music.

• Prenatal stress affects a child's brain

  Children whose mothers are exposed to severe or moderate stress during pregnancy may have long-term effects on their intellectual development