At the latest meeting of Current Psychiatry and the American Academy of Clinical Psychiatrists Dr. Henry Nasrallah presented research on brain changes due to pregnancy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The structure and the physiology of the brain does change with pregnancy, the post partum transition, and the first 6 months after you have a baby.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
During pregnancy the size of the brain actually shrinks. After pregnancy the brain grows, for up to the first 6 months! <\/p>\n\n\n\n
In fact throughout our lives brains are more plastic than we have thought in the past, affected by age, hormones, and other life phenomenon. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
In general it’s harder for a mom to concentrate in pregnancy. But other brain functions actually are heightened in pregnancy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Attachment, motivation, reward, fear, reaction to threats, are all improved in pregnancy. These factors help protect her fetus. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
If a mom has a boy baby, her memory and spatial abilities are higher than if she has a girl baby!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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