If you've experienced an increase in bizarre pregnancy dreams, you're not alone. According to a 2016 study published in the journal BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, women report more frequent nightmares during pregnancy, many of which have to do with childbirth or danger to the newborn baby. Researchers surveyed 406 pregnant women to find that they reported nightmares more than twice as often as women who were not pregnant. Often, the nightmares were baby-related.
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