4 Amazing Science Facts about Pregnancy

Pregnant women go through a lot to bring a baby into this world: 2 a.m. food cravings, hypersensitivity to certain smells and morning sickness, not to mention labor and delivery. In honor of Mother's Day, our latest video highlights the chemistry behind pregnant women's altered sense of taste and smell, how mom's diet influences baby's favorite foods and other pregnancy phenomena.

Video by Sean Parsons, Noel Waghorn and Adam Dylewski
Executive Producer/Host: Adam Dylewski
Produced by the American Chemical Society

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