“The doctor said to count the fetal movements, to count up to four times in an hour carefully, the baby is considered normal. The problem is, I fell asleep every time I counted just half an hour, seriously. What an irresponsible mama I am.” Yao Chen, the queen of the microblogging world, has recently posted a series of “Ms. Yao during pregnancy” topics on her microblog, causing a lively discussion among netizens. A netizen participated in the spat: recently, the wife always appears to mention the pen and forget the words, driving forget the road behavior. I’ve been taught repeatedly, and I’ve been filled with guilt. The other day, the wife held back half a day popped out a sentence: “Hum! Don’t blame me! Blame your child go. A child is silly for three years, my mother said.” The folklore of “one pregnancy is silly for three years” is true or not? The hormonal changes make the mother-to-be less energetic During pregnancy and childbirth, the hormones in the pregnant woman’s body are like a “roller coaster” of changes, and changes in hormone levels will naturally affect the mental state. During pregnancy, the level of estrogen in the pregnant woman’s body gradually increases, and by the end of pregnancy, the level of estriol can be up to 1000 times higher than that of non-pregnant women, and the level of estradiol and progesterone is about 100 times higher than that of non-pregnant women. This provides the necessary protection for the growth of the fetus, but what are the effects on the pregnant woman? During pregnancy, the pregnant woman’s blood flow increases, her load increases, and she is constantly under load, so naturally she cannot be in the same state as when she was not pregnant. At the same time, progesterone also calms down pregnant women, so they may feel sleepy and have low energy, which may give some women the illusion of “pregnancy stupidity”. The energy of pregnant women is already low, and they also put the little energy they have into their children, so they don’t pay as much attention to the things they used to pay attention to, which can also cause the illusion of “pregnancy stupidity”. After childbirth, in addition to some full-time mothers can devote themselves to childcare, many women still have to face professional problems, to face the dual task of raising children and work, everything is entangled, energy will naturally be distracted. Therefore, there is no scientific basis for the saying that “one pregnancy is silly”, which is an illusion. On the contrary, a number of foreign studies have shown that pregnancy and childbirth can slow down the aging process, which is a critical period for the development of the central nervous system, and that women who have had a pregnancy and childbirth are less likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease than women who have not had a pregnancy and childbirth. Reproductive hormones prepare the right brain environment for a woman’s impending motherhood and help her to be less susceptible to stress. High blood pressure during pregnancy can also “cause stupidity” However, there is one type of “stupidity” during pregnancy that you should be highly cautious of, because it is caused by a number of diseases. If some women suffer from gestational hypertension during pregnancy, also known as “hyperemesis”, they will become “stupid” during pregnancy, or even “stupid” after giving birth! Studies have shown that women with hyperemesis gravidarum performed less well than normal women with normal blood pressure on word learning, connect-the-dots tests, or symbolic numbers two months after giving birth, especially in the group with severe pre-eclampsia during pregnancy. Why this performance? It is mainly related to the damage caused by high blood pressure. Some women, in particular, still have high blood pressure after delivery, and their blood pressure does not return to normal levels, so the “pregnancy stupidity” phenomenon will continue. Since this “pregnancy stupidity” is caused by disease factors, it must be of great concern, as it not only affects the performance of the mother, but also poses a great threat to her health.