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Prenatal Depression May Affect Fetal Brain Development, Research Shows

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Getty Images Depression during pregnancy could change a developing fetus' brain and increase the risk of depression later in life, according to a new study published in August in the Journal of Neuroscience. They found that fetuses of women with greater prenatal depression symptoms had weaker white matter connections between brain regions involved in emotional processing.

These conclusions may explain why children of depressed mothers have a higher risk of developing depression themselves, researchers

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