Pregnancy / Contraception / Birth Control: Fact vs. Fiction

[EnolaGaia]

... What about the idea that things which happen to you in pregnancy can affect the baby? I went to the Hellfire Caves when I was very pregnant, about 1 week overdue and hoping to get spooked into labour, but sadly it just wasn't spooky enough. I did wonder if she'd have any weird birth marks because of it, but nope. Although she is a little devil at times . . .

Bump (no pun intended ...)

The most formal terms for such effects are 'maternal impression' or 'maternal imprinting'. We have a newly-consolidated thread dedicated to this topic:

Maternal Impression / Imprinting: Pregnancy Events "Marking" Babies
http://forum.forteantimes.com/index...inting-pregnancy-events-marking-babies.16636/