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‘Baby has more brains after a longer pregnancy mother’ – Wel.nl

Babies born prematurely may have smaller brain sizes. A longer pregnancy, so between 37 and 42 weeks, leads to more brain development.

This has been suspected for some time, but has now been proven by brain scientist Dr. Hanan El Marroun of Erasmus MC, who wrote about it in the journal JAMA on Tuesday. Marroun: ,, Every week counts, until the last day. So, for the baby’s brain, it is best to let the pregnancy last as long as possible. Even if the mother is already overdue and the child is already full term. Caution with introduction is therefore in order. ”

The researcher monitored the brain development of 3000 children from early pregnancy to teenage years. Every week that the child spent longer in the womb resulted in a larger brain volume measured at the age of ten. Exactly how much it matters for brain development if a baby is born prematurely must show further research.

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