How babies are born knowing the difference between day and night

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1. 1d ago
   
   first The Conversation UK Health UK indie observationaln=31,000

   How babies are born knowing the difference between day and night

   A study involving more than 31,000 mothers and children found an association between night work during pregnancy and developmental concerns, but could not establish cause and effect. Freeograph/Shutterstock Before a baby sees its first sunrise, it is already receiving signals about day and night…

2. 1d ago
   
   Medical Xpress indie

   How babies are born knowing the difference between day and night

   Before a baby sees its first sunrise, it is already receiving signals about day and night. Melatonin, a hormone released mainly at night, can pass from the mother through the placenta. The placenta supplies the developing fetus with oxygen and nutrients.

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