Yes, your brain changes as a parent. No, you don’t have ‘baby brain’
A new study challenges the widely held belief in the phenomenon known as 'baby brain', which suggests that new parents experience cognitive decline. The research found no objective evidence to support this claim, despite many new parents reporting feelings of cognitive impairment. Instead, new parents performed similarly to non-parents on cognitive assessments, indicating that the perception of 'baby brain' may be more subjective than real.
- ▪Up to 81 percent of women who have been pregnant report experiencing 'baby brain'.
- ▪A study presented at the Women's and Children's Health Summit found no objective evidence supporting the existence of 'baby brain'.
- ▪New parents performed similarly to non-parents on cognitive assessments, despite feeling cognitively impaired.
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| Publication time | Thu, 28 May 2026 05:00:00 +1000 |
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