EDITOR ’ S PICK
When these babies entered toddlerhood , exploring a room with a balance beam or having a stranger roll a ball to them became frightening for them . Instead of engaging them , they stood frozen by the wall or ran back to their mothers . By the time the children were between 6 and 9 , MRI scans revealed that the children ’ s amygdala , the section of the brain associated with the human response to frightening stimuli , were larger than normal . The study underscores the importance of keeping both a healthy body and mind for expecting mothers . Everyone , especially pregnant women , have stress in their lives . But it ’ s critical to keep stress at a moderate level . We ’ ve culled some tips from “ Twenty Lessons for Managing Worry , Anxiety , and Fear ” by Mark A . Reinecke , Ph . D ., to help you manage stress during pregnancy .
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