A baby’s brain develops at a tremendous pace during pregnancy

We also don’t know a lot about how early brain development may be changed by things the fetus may be exposed to during pregnancy, including stress or trauma in a child’s life, or other critical environmental influences. It’s the goal of the future Healthy Brain and Child Development (or HBCD) Study to answer these important questions

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