Research reveals unique brain changes during second pregnancy
UNVERIFIED·Primary source · Science Daily
A study of 110 women shows that a second pregnancy induces unique brain changes distinct from the first.
While the first pregnancy primarily affects the Default Mode Network, the second pregnancy impacts networks responsible for attention and sensory processing.
These changes are linked to maternal bonding and peripartum depression.
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01 — What / Thesis
Research reveals unique brain changes during second pregnancy
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02 — Who / Subject
Elseline Hoekzema, Milou Straathof, Amsterdam UMC
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03 — Where / Locus
Netherlands
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04 — When / Temporality
July 2026
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