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Publication Date: January 2007
Publisher: National Scientific Council on the Developing Child
Author(s):
Research Area: Population and demographics
Keywords: Obstetric care; Childbirth; Developmental neurobiology
Type: Brief
Coverage: United States
Abstract:
It was found that the hormone oxytocin, naturally produced by the mother just before birth to facilitate delivery, also protects the fetal brain from potential complications and well-known stressors that arise during birth, indicating that the maternal-fetal connection can have long-term impacts on health outcomes.