Study: Baby’s growth affected by mother’s stress level during pregnancy

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – We face many stressful situations every day, but how does that stress affect pregnant women? Research done at the University of New Mexico is showing how stress can affect the baby’s growth.The recently published study suggests babies are physically affected by the stress level of their mother during pregnancy resulting in either a faster growth or a slower growth.“It gives us an idea how tolerant ecology and environment might react to a stress t