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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / April 2004For Yowie (and all other babies in waiting!)
Paris - Women who munched on chocolate while pregnant gave birth to happier babies, according to a study reported in New Scientist. University of Helsinki researcher Katri Raikkonen and colleagues asked more than 300 pregnant women to rate their stress levels and chocolate consumption. Six months after giving birth, the mothers were asked to gauge their child's behaviour in categories like fear, soothability, smiling and laughter. "The babies born to women who had been eating chocolate daily during pregnancy were more active and 'positively reactive' - a measure that encompasses traits such as smiling and laughter," New Scientist says. "And the babies of stressed women who had regularly consumed chocolate showed less fear of new situations than babies of stressed women who abstained." - Sapa-AFP > Paris - Women who munched on chocolate while pregnant gave birth to happier > babies, according to a study reported in New Scientist. [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > showed less fear of new situations than babies of stressed women who > abstained." - Sapa-AFP LOL! Trust us Finns to carry out the research that really matters! I heard about this on the news last night, and thought about Vicky, too. She is a known chocaholic, after all. ;o) I do hope she indulged during her pregnancy.  SignatureMarina, Frank and Nikki Email marina (dot) kurten (at) pp (dot) inet (dot) fi Pics at http://uk.f1.pg.photos.yahoo.com/frankiennikki > Paris - Women who munched on chocolate while pregnant gave birth to happier > babies, according to a study reported in New Scientist. [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > showed less fear of new situations than babies of stressed women who > abstained." - Sapa-AFP Just based on the blurb, it sounds like the study didn't report the babies behaviour, it reported on the reaction of the new mothers to the babies' behaviour. As any chocoholic knows, it's unlikely the women who ate chocolate while pregnant just quit after having their babies. It sounds like the results of the study are just that chocolate elevates your mood, which is old news. It must be true! I indulged frequently while pregnant, and my baby girl is incredibly happy, even when she is sick. I'd better keep eating chocolate, just to make sure she stays happy ;) -Caroline S. > Paris - Women who munched on chocolate while pregnant gave birth to happier > babies, according to a study reported in New Scientist. [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > showed less fear of new situations than babies of stressed women who > abstained." - Sapa-AFP |
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