A groundbreaking study reveals that pregnancy leads to a U-shaped pattern in gray matter volume, driven by hormonal changes ...

The study was carried out over five sessions – before conception, second trimester, third trimester, one month postpartum, and six months postpartum.

Pregnancy and the postpartum period bring about profound changes in a woman’s body, and new research shows that these ...

These adaptations are driven by pregnancy hormones and ensure adequate nutrient supply to the fetus, protection from maternal stress hormones, appropriate organization of parturition and the ...

To sum up, the grey matter volume goes down during the last few months of pregnancy and then it recovers naturally after birth, during the postpartum period. These changes can be traced back to ...

and has provided biochemical activators that prime the brain's reward circuitry to increase maternal care-giving behaviors. Hormones known to influence attachment behaviors are increased by skin ...