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How babies are born knowing the difference between day and night

Before a baby sees its first sunrise, it is already receiving signals about day and night. Melatonin, a hormone released mainly at night, can pass from the mother through the placenta. The placenta supplies the developing fetus with oxygen and nutrients.

How babies are born knowing the difference between day and night

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