What do we know about pregnancy? Nausea, back pain, unusual food choices — all of these are well-known facts about pregnancy. But do you know, for example, that unborn babies can cry? Or that the widespread belief that newborns don’t have kneecaps is just a myth? Are you ready to face the fact that pigment spots might appear on your face and body?

Bright Side put together the most remarkable facts about pregnancy and newborns which neither your mother friends nor your doctors will tell you about.

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A frequent “companion” of pregnant women is pigmentation. 90% of mothers encounter this problem. Specific spots might appear on their faces, especially in the areas of the forehead, nose, chin, cheekbones, and eyes. The color of this pigmentation depends on the mother’s initial skin color: fair skin becomes darker and dark skin becomes lighter. , natasupernova / Instagram