Bumpology: How does stress affect my fetus? (New Scientist, 7 April 2010)

07 Apr 2010


Bumpology is a weekly column that looks into the science behind pregnancy, written by a reporter who is herself expecting. This week: the recent research that examines how the stress hormone cortisol can affect the developing fetus.

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