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You may have heard the phrase ‘mummy brain', or ‘baby brain’, used colloquially to describe how people feel when they’re pregnant.
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But now, for the first time, researchers have captured the profound changes the brain undergoes throughout pregnancy, and after giving birth.

And – despite the slightly self-deprecating use of phrases such as ‘pregnancy brain’, researchers don’t think these changes are a negative thing.

Watch our science reporter Madeleine Finlay explain how and why these changes happen - and listen to our Science Weekly podcast for more, including how far we still have to go when it comes to research into women’s health.

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