GENERAL cognitive functioning and memory were significantly poorer in pregnant women than in controls, particularly during the third trimester, according to a meta-analysis of 20 studies looking at relationships between pregnancy and changes in cognition.
Published in the MJA, the study reinforces the existence of the so-called "baby brain" effect.
Go to mja.com.au for the study.
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