Researchers Say Stress In The Womb Can Last A Lifetime

Visitors can see how their stress levels could affect the heart rate of their unborn baby and find out why pregnant women should reduce their anxiety, at a new exhibit at the Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition, which opens today (30 June 2009). The researchers behind the exhibit, from Imperial College London, hope that it will raise families’ awareness of the importance of reducing levels of stress and anxiety in expectant mothers.

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Filed under: Anxiety on June 30th, 2009