tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6447884738990925812.post2987193089017108841..comments2008-07-31T15:20:04.261-07:00Comments on Under Siege: MaddeningSarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02322251975208147077noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6447884738990925812.post-84687357280190992342007-09-11T11:46:00.000-07:002007-09-11T11:46:00.000-07:00I got this info from Angela Horn (www.homebirth.or...I got this info from Angela Horn (www.homebirth.org.uk). I could email you a letter she sent to HomebirthUK with several references to scientific studies.liiselihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00601945256697756464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6447884738990925812.post-34585594761634130422007-09-07T05:47:00.000-07:002007-09-07T05:47:00.000-07:00Still working on this one. Thanks for the tip. Whi...Still working on this one. Thanks for the tip. While I totally believe you, do you have a source for this info (so I can cite it to her)?Chabad Chammerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00734967521521863671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6447884738990925812.post-43814689426892670642007-09-05T12:56:00.000-07:002007-09-05T12:56:00.000-07:00Well, maybe it's possible to explain to her that a...Well, maybe it's possible to explain to her that a<BR/>woman's body limits the size that the baby grows to in the womb. The father's size is not important because of a mechanism called genetic imprinting. The baby's<BR/>body 'switches off' the genes inherited from the father<BR/>which control growth while it is in the womb. The growth<BR/>genes inherited from the mother are the ones which control the size of the baby while it's in utero. That's why women nearly always grow babies to fit<BR/>their own bodies, not their partner's. After birth, the father's growth genes are 'switched on' and the child's potential size is a product of<BR/>that of both parents. It is in the baby's interest to be as big as possible, as the<BR/>survival rate is better for large babies - but it's not in the baby's interest to be too large to be born.liiselihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00601945256697756464noreply@blogger.com