Take a chill pill, momma.

Stress can affect pregnant women in several ways, from high blood pressure to heart disease and even premature birth before 37 weeks, a leading cause of newborn death and disability.

And new research indicates that stressed-out soon-to-be moms may be aging their babies faster in one unexpected way.

Stress can affect pregnant women in many ways, including their future children’s teeth. Prostock-studio – stock.adobe.com

Experts from the University of Rochester suggest that teething starts sooner for babies of frazzled moms.

“We show that a mother’s higher levels of stress-related hormones, particularly of cortisol, during late pregnancy are associated with the earlier eruption of primary teeth in her infant,” said corresponding study author Ying Meng ,

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