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Carrying babies “late” runs in families.
A recent study confirmed what midwives have known for ages: carrying babies post-dates runs in families. Although the association was strongest if the mother herself was born past 40 weeks gestation, there was also an association if the father was born post-term. The research was published by BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. Read the abstract.
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