Pregnancy leads to brain changes that help mothers care for their babies

Pregnancy changes women’s brains in ways that help them bond with and care for their babies, new research shows. These changes in brain structure were found to last for two years after birth, suggesting that pregnancy physiologically changes mothers to understand their babies’ needs.
The study — published today in the journal Nature Neuroscience — found that, in women who had been pregnant, the volume of grey matter decreased in certain brain areasinvolved in the ability