A new study finds that when you tell your friends that you’re having a baby, they’re more likely to share that information with their family, friends and co-workers.
The study was conducted by researchers from the University of Queensland and the University at Albany in New York, and was published in the journal PLoS ONE.
The researchers asked a group of volunteers to write down the names and phone numbers of their closest friends and family members.
Then they asked the same people to tell their own friends and relatives the names of people they knew they were pregnant with, and the numbers of people who had had a baby.
The results revealed that when participants wrote down the numbers in their friend list, they were more likely than when they didn’t to share their personal details.
The authors say the findings indicate that it is important to keep your friends and other family members up to date on your pregnancy.
“Our findings indicate we need to keep people informed about pregnancy and the health of their friends and close family members,” lead author Dr Amy Coughlin said.
“It’s important to remember that, for many people, pregnancy can be an important part of their lives.”
We need to make sure people are informed of their rights and responsibilities, and that information is shared with their friends, family and co, who are often the most involved in their own pregnancies.
“The fact that people were more interested in sharing information about their pregnancy than not suggests that there are some benefits to the sharing of information.”
The research team says the results are consistent with the idea that the more people are aware of the potential health risks associated with pregnancy, the more likely they are to share information about it.
“Our results show that we should encourage people to talk to their friends about pregnancy as a way of helping them to manage their own pregnancy, and to help prevent unnecessary anxiety,” Dr Coughlyn said.
The University of Albany is an Australian research university.
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