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Pregnant Mom's Mood Changes May Harm Baby | Both Postpartum and Prenatal Depression Affect Babies | LiveScience

Pregnant Mom's Mood Changes May Harm Baby | Both Postpartum and Prenatal Depression Affect Babies | LiveScience | Science News | Scoop.it
Changes in a mother's psychological state before and after she gives birth may affect her baby. If a mother's mood changes — from either depressed to healthy or healthy to depressed — babies do less well on tests of mental development.
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How motherhood behavior is influenced by alterations in brain function

How motherhood behavior is influenced by alterations in brain function | Science News | Scoop.it

Instinctive mothering behavior towards care of newborns has long been recognized as a phenomenon in humans and animals, but now research at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem has shown that motherhood is associated with the acquisition of a host of new behaviors that are driven, at least in part, by alterations in brain function.

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Motherhood Makes Women Want Smartphones | LiveScience

Motherhood Makes Women Want Smartphones | LiveScience | Science News | Scoop.it
Becoming a mother instigates increased mobile phone usage, changes how women use their smartphones and has an effect on the brand preferences and buying habits that marketers should take note of.
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