
Expecting: Baby brain
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The Effects of Pregnancy on Memory Loss
During pregnancy, on average, small and temporary deficits in memory loss are real. This could be because this part of your brain called the hippocampus shrinks a bit during pregnancy. Chelsea says that the emphasis should be placed on sort of temporary and temporary deficits. But she heard from other scientists about potentially more permanent changes that are kind of being overlooked.
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