Foetal Attraction

Synopsis: Investigates a radical new theory on pregnancy and its complications, advanced by David Haig, and Australian biology, suggesting that the father’s genes are responsible for many of the illnesses and complications of pregnancy, and the foetus and mother are locked in a genetic struggle for control of the mother’s blood supply. This view offers an explanation for complications such as morning sickness, miscarriage, high blood pressure and diabetes, and it offers a new way of looking at childhood cancer.
Series: Horizon, Series
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Medium: Video; Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 50 min.
Year of production: 1995
Availability: Sale; 2000 sale: £99.00 (+VAT +p&p)
Notes: Broadcast on BBC2 on 3/4/95.
Subjects: Medical sciences
Keywords: obstetrics; pregnancy - human

Name: BBC Active Video for Learning - now BBC Learning
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Notes: The BBC Active company has now been absorbed within BBC Learning, a division of BBC Studios. It was originally a joint venture between BBC Worldwide and Pearson Education. Formerly known as ‘BBC Worldwide Learning Studies’ and before that as ‘Videos for Education & Training’

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