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Prospective-memory functioning is affected during pregnancy and postpartum.

Peter G Rendell1, Julie D Henry

  • 1Australian Catholic University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology
|July 9, 2008
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Pregnancy may impair prospective memory, the ability to remember future intentions. While lab tests showed no deficits, real-world memory tasks revealed significant difficulties for pregnant individuals.

Area of Science:

  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Neuroscience
  • Maternal Health

Background:

  • Retrospective memory is known to be affected during pregnancy and postpartum.
  • The impact of pregnancy on prospective memory remains largely unstudied.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate whether prospective memory is impaired during pregnancy.
  • To compare prospective memory performance in pregnant individuals and non-pregnant controls.

Main Methods:

  • A laboratory-based prospective memory task was administered.
  • A 7-day naturalistic time-logging task assessed everyday prospective memory.
  • Pregnant participants were retested postpartum.

Main Results:

  • No significant differences were found on the laboratory prospective memory task.

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  • Pregnant individuals showed significant impairment on the naturalistic time-logging task.
  • Postpartum retesting indicated persistent difficulties in implementing delayed intentions.

    • Conclusions:

    • Pregnancy is associated with difficulties in prospective memory implementation in daily life.
    • These findings highlight the need for further research into cognitive changes during pregnancy.