A new study published in Endocrinology reports that stress during the first trimester of pregnancy can lead to changes in the brain development of the baby. The reason is surprising: the stress alters the gut microbiome of the mother which is passed to the baby during the birthing process, and which in turn affects both the baby’s own gut microbiome and the baby’s brain.

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在Endocrinology發表的一項新的研究報告顯示,孕婦在懷孕初期遇到壓力,會對嬰兒的大腦發育造成影響。原因竟然是:壓力改變孕婦體內腸道的細菌,而這些細菌在生産過程傳了給嬰兒,它們繼而停留在初生嬰兒體内,影響着嬰兒的腸道細菌以及大腦發展。

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