Morning Sickness Is Not All Bad

Via ScientificAmerican: A new study shows a correlation between nausea and vomiting during pregnancy and the long-term neurocognitive development of those kids.

According to one hypothesis, vomiting reduces caloric intake, decreasing insulin secretion. Low insulin, in turn, boosts levels of other hormones that are known to play a role in the de­velopment of a healthy placenta and a healthy blood supply to growing brains.