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You may have heard the phrase ‘mummy brain', or ‘baby brain’, used colloquially to describe how people feel when they’re pregnant. But now, for the first time, researchers have captured the profound changes the brain undergoes throughout pregnancy, and after giving birth. And – despite the slightly self-deprecating use of phrases such as ‘pregnancy brain’, researchers don’t think these changes are a negative thing. Watch our science reporter Madeleine Finlay explain how and why these changes happen - and listen to our Science Weekly podcast for more, including how far we still have to go when it comes to research into women’s health.