Maternity has a positive effect on the development of the woman's mental abilities. According to researchers, after the birth of a child, the woman's brain begins to develop rapidly. At the same time, as scientists have found out, childbirth positively affects not only the mental abilities of women.
Studies have also shown the effect of delivery on women who decide to have a child at a later age. Maternity gives women a sharp push in the ability to memorize and learn - to this conclusion came scientists Creg Kinsley of Richmond University and Professor Kelly Lambert of Randolph-Macon College.
Scientists argue that the positive effect of childbirth, associated with changes in the size and shape of individual brain areas, can last several decades, writes The Times.
The causes of positive changes in the brain are associated with the release of hormones, as well as the activation of its structures that arise during the care of the child. Hormonal fluctuations during pregnancy, childbirth and breastfeeding increase the size of cells in separate areas of the brain. The speech of young mothers can be limited to lisping and pricking, but their brains rapidly develop as they adapt to the changes associated with the appearance of the child.
There is also an aggravation of perception, through which women recognize the child, focusing in particular on smells and sounds. The problem is that most mothers are too exhausted in the first time after delivery to actively use their new mental faculties, and their presence is masked by the inevitable lack of sleep. Researchers write: "Maternity is associated with many advantages, as the mother's brain tries to" grow up "in order to meet the requirements presented to him by the new state."
Physicians talked about the benefits of late pregnancy for a long time and continue to talk. In the case of childbirth at a later age, the female brain receives additional forces at the same time as the deterioration of memory inherent in mature age usually begins. Thus, mental health is prolonged. In addition, the birth, according to scientists, positively affects not only the mental capabilities of women, but also its general physical state. Despite the fact that over time, the woman's health is weakened and the physiological load can be transferred more heavily than at a young age, during childbirth after 40 years, hidden reserves of the body are included - because now a woman needs to have time to raise a child. Therefore, according to the British scientists, mature moms have every chance to live to 100 years.
However, the chance to grow wiser after the birth of the child is also in the father, scientists say. A man can not count on hormonal changes that help improve the brain, but if he takes an active part in raising a child, stimulation of the brain, also associated with new tests, will improve his work.
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