The Detroit Free Press 
/Chicago Tribune (12/4, Deardorff) reported, "Studies are finding that adult illnesses like heart disease, stroke, cancer and diabetes can have roots in the mysterious months we spend in the womb." For instance, "a diet containing excessive protein can suppress fetal growth and lead to adult-onset hypertension. Expectant mothers who starved during their final trimester as a result of the Dutch famine of 1944-45 were more likely to have babies who later developed type 2 diabetes. And the children of obese mothers also are at high risk of type 2 diabetes and metabolic syndrome."
/Chicago Tribune (12/4, Deardorff) reported, "Studies are finding that adult illnesses like heart disease, stroke, cancer and diabetes can have roots in the mysterious months we spend in the womb." For instance, "a diet containing excessive protein can suppress fetal growth and lead to adult-onset hypertension. Expectant mothers who starved during their final trimester as a result of the Dutch famine of 1944-45 were more likely to have babies who later developed type 2 diabetes. And the children of obese mothers also are at high risk of type 2 diabetes and metabolic syndrome." Restricted Fetal Growth, Maternal Preeclampsia Associated With Cardiac Dysfunction. MedPage Today (12/5, Jasmer) reports, "Women in their late 40s whose fetal growth was restricted and whose mother developed preeclampsia were significantly more likely than their male counterparts to have both major depression and signs of cardiac dysfunction," according to "a conference call in advance of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology meeting." In addition, researchers "studied brain responses...to various stimuli using fMRI" and found that "women exposed to these two risk factors in the womb had deficits in...the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis."
(12/5, Jasmer) reports, "Women in their late 40s whose fetal growth was restricted and whose mother developed preeclampsia were significantly more likely than their male counterparts to have both major depression and signs of cardiac dysfunction," according to "a conference call in advance of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology meeting." In addition, researchers "studied brain responses...to various stimuli using fMRI" and found that "women exposed to these two risk factors in the womb had deficits in...the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis." 
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