How the 9 months before birth shape the rest of our lives

Book Review - Origins - By Annie Murphy Paul - NYTimes.com: A growing number of observational studies conducted in different parts of the world bolster the notion that in the nature-nurture dynamic, nurture begins at the time of conception. The food the mother eats, the air she breathes, the water she drinks, the stress or trauma she experiences — all may affect her child, for better or worse, over the decades to come.