Possible positive outcome of prenatal stress

12 Feb 2018


A report, published in Psychological Science, indicates that prenatal stress can enhance developmental plasticity in offspring. This suggests that good parenting may then have more beneficial effects but that negligent care could have more negative effects on offspring.

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