Environmental factors like stress and medication exposure during pregnancy can shape brain development, but the mechanisms ...

Pregnancy is a physiologic stress test, a sadistic triathlon, and an emotional E-ticket rollercoaster that lasts nine months ...

According to the U.S. Physician Workforce Data Dashboard, only about 17% of cardiologists are women, ranking as one of the lowest specialties among female physicians, yet heart disease remains the ...

Maternal stress could leave epigenetic imprints on genes in the placenta associated with cortisol-a necessary hormone for ...

Stress during pregnancy may cause changes in placental genes linked to cortisol regulation. These changes could impact fetal ...

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The study suggests that a mother's emotional wellbeing during pregnancy is not only important for her, but could also influence the future health of her baby. Maternal stress could leave ...

The placenta is an essential organ during pregnancy, as it not only provides oxygen and nutrients to the foetus, but also responds to factors such as maternal stress and helps the foetus adapt to ...

The authors highlighted that the occurrence of a stressful situation increased the plasmatic level of the adrenocorticotrophic hormone (ACTH), which characterizes maternal stress. However, prenatal ...