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Pandemic stress in pregnant mothers may affect anxiety regions of babies’ brains: JAMA
The left amygdala – a critical part of the brain linked to risks for anxiety later in life – was significantly smaller by volume in babies born to mothers who reported stress during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new manuscript published by JAMA Network Open.