Pandemic stress in pregnant mothers may affect anxiety regions of babies’ brains

A critical part of the brain linked to risks for anxiety later in life—the left amygdala—was significantly smaller by volume in babies of mothers who reported stress during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a paper published in JAMA Network Open.

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