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Pregnant women who had more changes had infants that were more fearful, sad, and distressed, according to the researchers.

A study has found that pregnant woman who had bigger fluctuations in had infants with more fear, sadness and distress.

Pregnant people who had bigger fluctuations in stress from one moment to the next-;also called lability-;had infants with more fear, sadness and distress at three months old than mothers with less stress variability, reports a new Northwestern University study that examined how a child's developmental trajectory begins even before birth.

Pregnant people who had bigger fluctuations in stress from one moment to the next—also called lability—had infants with more fear, sadness and distress at three months old than mothers with less stress variability, reports a new Northwestern University study.

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