Hassidov, Dina and Asher, Uzi A. and Ben-Ami, Moshe and Keselman, Leandro and Sabri, Ruba and Haddad, Sami (2020) The Effect of Maternal Mathematical Solving Problems and Geometric Activity on Fetal Brain. In: Research Trends and Challenges in Medical Science Vol. 6. B P International, pp. 33-41. ISBN 978-93-90206-92-6
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Background: In recent years, there has been growing interest in the effect of maternal exposure to
physiological, environmental and also psychological factors during gestation on child development.
Several independent studies link maternal stress during pregnancy to emotional and behavioral
problems in the child.
Objectives: This study aimed to observe the effect of maternal cognitive activity on fetal brain blood
flow to determine whether systematic maternal mathematical activity during pregnancy might
influence child brain development.
Methods: Thirty-five women in the 28th to 40th week of pregnancy engaged in mathematical activities.
Fetal middle cerebral artery (MCA), pulsatility index (PI) and peak systolic velocity (PSV) were
monitored before, during, and after the activity.
Results: Brain activity and blood flow were shown to be intimately linked. We observed a significant
decrease in fetal brain MCA resistance, as evidenced by decreased MCA PI, towards the end of the
mathematical activity. This may result in increased blood flow in the arteries supplying most brain
regions and, possibly, increased brain activity.
Conclusions: A correlation between the mother’s engagement in mathematical activities and fetal
brain blood flow may lead to enhancement of the fetus’s brain function and a cognitive advantage for
the child. We expected to find a correlation between maternal mathematical activity and the PSV and
PI values of fetal MCA, and indeed, our data points to such, as manifested by reduced PI in the MCA,
resulting in increased blood flow in the main brain artery. This leads us to hypothesize that maternal
mathematical activity during pregnancy might result in both short- and long-term physiological
changes in the fetus and, ultimately, in the child. Such results, if corroborated by further studies, are
significant and may lead to a revolution in pregnancy management protocols aimed to develop
mathematical or other cognitive abilities of children.
| Item Type: | Book Section |
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| Subjects: | Oalibrary Press > Medical Science |
| Depositing User: | Managing Editor |
| Date Deposited: | 10 Nov 2023 08:24 |
| Last Modified: | 10 Nov 2023 08:24 |
| URI: | http://asian.go4publish.com/id/eprint/3227 |
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