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New study says pregnancy temporarily lowers a woman's voice

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bakingdemon · 31/05/2018 07:36

See this article: theconversation.com/pregnancy-temporarily-lowers-a-womans-voice-new-study-97424

"We found that mothers’ mean and minimum pitch dropped 14 Hz on average (around 1.3 semitones) after pregnancy compared to before. The maximum voice pitch of new mothers dropped as well, by 44 Hz or 2.2 semitones on average, confirming that reaching high frequencies may be particularly challenging for some women in the year following childbirth. New mums also had more monotone voices." They're not sure if it's hormones or some biological instinct that kicks in.

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Joeybee · 31/05/2018 07:52

I could totally believe this to be true. I feel my voice is slightly lower than normal. I feels more 'full' somehow since around 25 weeks of pregnancy

Candyflip · 31/05/2018 07:56

Does it ever revert back? I think it was Chrissy Teigan complaining that her nose got bigger during pregnancy, and lo and behold it is an actual thing. Bloody weird.

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