Science has brought us so many things: exploding hoverboards and terrifying information about the Zika virus, for instance. It also provides us with unique insights into parenting issues that moms and dads experience. Among those? The long-term effects moms face as a direct result of incubating and delivering a son or a daughter. Forget the commonly held stereotypes surrounding the differences of mothering a boy versus mothering a girl. Here's what science has to say about it all.

Pregnancy undoubtedly is one of the most amazing experiences of a woman’s life. Despite morning sickness, leg cramps, and all the times where one prefers to remain seated because getting up from the sofa seems a task too daunting, one simply cannot overlook the miraculous presence of another life within. With the passage of time, the feeling of a baby growing sinks in. As you switch between apps and books telling you more and more about your baby’s growth and development, you might come across the fact that babies have loads of facial expressions, like brow lowering, frowning, lip parting and nose wrinkling. But can babies cry in the womb?

It was known that depression in pregnant woman affects a baby's health… Now, a study found an expectant father's depression plays a role, too… 'Newly' depressed fathers increase risk of preterm birth by 38%... Their depression can cause the mother to experience stress, a study found… On the other hand, maternal depression increases risk by 30 to 40%...

Kara Cantrell knew she was in trouble by the second night after her son was born. "He screamed through the night," remembers the 41-year-old actor from Atlanta. "I'd had a 4-day labor and C-section and was just a mess. And there was this screaming creature and I didn't know what to do."

Women who give birth later have better health in midlife, study finds… Having your first baby between ages 25-35 is tied to being healthier at 40… Those who have first baby between ages 15-24 have worse health later on… Married mothers also have better health by midlife, scientists say…