When pregnant moms are stressed out, babies’ brains suffer
Stress and anxiety during pregnancy are associated with impaired fetal cerebellar and hippocampal development in children with congenital heart disease.... Read More...
Children’s National Hospital
Autism spectrum disorder risk linked to insufficient placental steroid
When the hormone allopregnanolone (ALLO) abruptly decreases or stops during pregnancy, children are more likely to develop autism. Researchers report a single ALLO injection during pregnancy can avert the brain abnormalities and social behaviors associated with ASD in experimental mouse models of autism.... Read More...