Children born after unplanned pregnancy are slower to develop
Tuesday, July 26, 2011 - 17:30
in Psychology & Sociology
Children born after unplanned pregnancies tend to have a more limited vocabulary and poorer non-verbal and spatial abilities; however this is almost entirely explained by their disadvantaged circumstances, according to a new study published in the British Medical Journal today. The same study reported no adverse effects of infertility treatment on the children.