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The surprising effects of pregnancy

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Muscles and joints shift and jostle. The heart’s pounding rhythm speeds up. Blood roars through arteries and veins. Over the course of a pregnancy, every organ in the body changes. Initiated by a range of hormones, these changes begin as soon as a pregnancy begins. Explore what we know— and don’t know— about pregnancy's effects on the body and brain.

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Meet The Creators

Educator
TED-Ed
Science Consultant
Alexandra Sacks
Director
Charlotte Cambon, Roxane Campoy
Animator
Charlotte Cambon, Roxane Campoy, Antoine Delebarre
Narrator
Susan Zimmerman
Compositor
Antoine Delebarre
Art Director
Roxane Campoy, Charlotte Cambon
Sound Designer
Flavien Van Haezevelde
Music
Flavien Van Haezevelde
Special Thanks
Shameka Williams
Director of Production
Gerta Xhelo
Editorial Director
Alex Rosenthal
Producer
Bethany Cutmore-Scott
Editorial Producer
Elizabeth Cox
Script Editor
Emma Bryce
Fact-Checker
Eden Girma

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