Pregnancy is a time of big changes, not just in your body but also in how your brain works. Ever heard of “pregnancy brain” or “mommy brain”? It’s when you might feel a bit forgetful, space out, or ...

Pregnancy brings profound changes, not only to a woman’s body but also to her brain. Recent studies highlight how pregnancy ...

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 ...

Major tracts of white matter - which provide connections between different parts of the brain - show evidence of increasing during pregnancy Pregnancy brain really does exist, according to one of ...

Persistent prenatal distress is associated with a significantly increased risk for epilepsy in offspring, new research showed ...

Exposure to nitric oxide (NO)— which is produced when fuel is burned — while a mother is pregnant, or in the early months of ...

There’s a key part of the body that’s been under-researched in relation to pregnancy: the brain. Those who have been pregnant often talk about “pregnancy brain,” the experience of brain fog or ...

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 ...

Prenatal sleep quality significantly influences neonatal brain development and emotional outcomes, highlighting the need for ...

So many things change for a woman during pregnancy – and one of them could be her brain. New research suggests that "mommy brain" could be "a real thing", said The Washington Post, but the ...

Refers to the latest 2 years of omaha.com stories. Cancel anytime. Certain brain regions may shrink in size during pregnancy yet improve in connectivity, according to a new study of one woman (not ...