Pregnancy is a time of profound changes in the female body, including the endocrine system—the system that secretes and regulates hormones. Changes in female sex hormones such as estrogen orchestrate…
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Is it possible to disrupt the process by which a mother can transmit risk for psychiatric disorders to her offspring? New research suggests one way in which this may be possible.
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For the first time, researchers have found that a low level of maternal vitamin D during the early part of pregnancy raises the odds that a child born of that pregnancy will develop clinically…
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Women who develop a COVID-19 infection during the early months of pregnancy have more to worry about than their own health. They must also worry about whether or how their infection will affect the…
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There is new evidence supporting the theory that children born of mothers who had inflammation during pregnancy have an elevated risk for developing a psychotic disorder by adulthood. The data…
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