"Pregnancy Accelerates Biological Aging in Mothers, Study Shows"

A study by Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health suggests that each pregnancy during early adulthood can add two to three months to a woman's biological ageing process, as determined by studying their 'epigenetic clocks'. This effect was not observed in men, indicating that there is something specific about pregnancy or breastfeeding that accelerates biological ageing. The study, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, focused on young women in late adolescence and highlights the potential long-term impacts of pregnancy on women's health, emphasizing the importance of supporting new parents, especially young mothers.