Stressful pregnancies can leave fingerprint on fetal brain | Children's National

Stressful pregnancies can leave fingerprint on fetal brain | Children's National

Stressful pregnancies can leave fingerprint on fetal brain When a diagnosis of fetal congenital heart disease causes pregnant moms to test positive for stress, anxiety and depression, powerful imaging can detect impaired development in key fetal brain regions, according to a team of researchers that included Catherine Limperopoulos, Ph.D.