{
  "id": 5124118,
  "title": "Maternal sleep latency during early pregnancy is linked to child intelligence scores",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/maternal-sleep-latency-during-early-pregnancy-is-linked-to-child",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-09-02T16:00:58.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "PsyPost",
    "slug": "psypost",
    "url": "https://www.psypost.org/maternal-sleep-latency-during-pregnancy-linked-to-offspring-intelligence-scores/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Taking a long time to fall asleep during pregnancy is associated with slightly lower offspring intelligence scores at age four. New research points to specific metabolic chemicals in the blood that may link prenatal rest to child brain development.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}