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'Baby brain' phenomenon during pregnancy real say researchers

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It's a mental fog that's familiar to many expectant mothers during pregnancy but now, Australian scientists have found that the "baby brain" phenomenon appears to be very real.


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By Gareth Boreham

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It's a mental fog that's familiar to many expectant mothers during pregnancy but now, Australian scientists have found that the "baby brain" phenomenon appears to be very real.



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