Morning sickness, the bane of many a pregnant woman's existence, may have an unexpected benefit - a higher IQ for the baby later in life.
A small study out of Canada of 121 children ages 3-7 found that the children whose mothers had morning sickness had higher scores on language, memory, and IQ tests. The study was based on 45 children whose mothers had taken diclectin for morning sickness, 47 whose mothers had suffered morning sickness but not taken the drug, and 29 whose mothers had no nausea and vomiting during pregnancy.
In addition, mothers who took the drug diclectin, which is prescribed for morning sickness, had children with the highest scores.
Morning sickness, while certainly uncomfortable for the mother, has been previously linked to lower rates of miscarriage, stillbirth and preterm delivery.
» Journal of Pediatrics, July 2009. [ Contribute: submit link / submit article ]
