by Christine
A new study shows that when a child is born, breech delivery might occur due to heredity of both the mother and the father. 2.2 million births were observed over that last forty years that found men and women who had been born in breech position, had more then twice the risk of delivering their own children the same way. Men delivered by breech seem to carry genes that influence breech delivery which are transferred to their children. Women may also carry other genes for physical characteristics in daughters that might lead to breech deliveries such as, the shape and size of the pelvis. The lead author of the study claims that more research is needed before they can be certain. But this information could be the gateway to helping women know why some deliver their children breech and why others go through normal childbirth procedures.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/08/health/08chil.html?ref=health
