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Mohammadian H, Nateghi M R. Pregnancy and its effects on brain morphology. SJMR 2024; 9 (2) : 7
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1- Sarem Gynecology, Obstetrics and Infertility Research Center, Sarem Women’s Hospital, Iran University of Medical Science (IUMS), Tehran, Iran. & M.A .Student Of Department Of Personality psycholog، Scince And Research Branch, Isiamic Azad University, Tehran,Iran
2- Sarem Gynecology, Obstetrics and Infertility Research Center, Sarem Women’s Hospital, Iran University of Medical Science (IUMS), Tehran, Iran. & Sarem Cell Research Center (SCRC), Sarem Women’s Hospital, Tehran, Iran.
2- Sarem Gynecology, Obstetrics and Infertility Research Center, Sarem Women’s Hospital, Iran University of Medical Science (IUMS), Tehran, Iran. & Sarem Cell Research Center (SCRC), Sarem Women’s Hospital, Tehran, Iran.
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Worldwide, nearly 85% of women experience one or more pregnancies in their lifetime, with 140 million women becoming pregnant each year. During a pregnancy period of approximately 36 to 40 weeks, the mother's body undergoes deep physiological adaptations to support the growth of the fetus, including increasing plasma volume, increasing metabolic rate, increasing oxygen consumption, regulating the immune system, etc. These rapid adaptations begin with a 100- to 1000-fold increase in hormone production, including estrogen and progesterone. These hormones are neuromodulators and also cause significant reorganization in the central nervous system. Evidence from animal models and human studies regarding pregnancy as a period of neuroplasticity is significant.
It can be stated that pregnancy is an extensive period of profound hormonal and physiological changes that millions of women experience every year, however, the neurological changes that occur in the mother's brain during pregnancy have not been well studied in humans. In this article, we have tried to collect the articles that have been published in this regard in recent years in one format and examine the results of these changes in the short and long term.
As a result of these studies, it has been determined that major morphological and structural changes occur in the mother's brain during pregnancy and even the postpartum period (for 1 to 6 years), the most important of which can be changes in the gray cortex and He considered the white matter.
It can be stated that pregnancy is an extensive period of profound hormonal and physiological changes that millions of women experience every year, however, the neurological changes that occur in the mother's brain during pregnancy have not been well studied in humans. In this article, we have tried to collect the articles that have been published in this regard in recent years in one format and examine the results of these changes in the short and long term.
As a result of these studies, it has been determined that major morphological and structural changes occur in the mother's brain during pregnancy and even the postpartum period (for 1 to 6 years), the most important of which can be changes in the gray cortex and He considered the white matter.
Article number: 7
Keywords: Pregnancy, brain changes, psychological changes, gray cortex and white matter of the brain
Article Type: Systematical Review |
Subject:
Pregnancy Care
Received: 2024/07/20 | Accepted: 2024/08/20 | Published: 2024/12/22
Received: 2024/07/20 | Accepted: 2024/08/20 | Published: 2024/12/22
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