Unborn babies use ‘greedy’ father gene to get more food from mothers – study

Unborn babies use a ‘greedy’ gene from dads to ‘remote-control’ mums into feeding them extra food, a study suggests (David Davies/PA)

Unborn babies use a “greedy” gene from father to remote-control their mother into feeding them extra food, new research suggests.

University of Cambridge scientists found that the foetus controls its mother’s metabolism so the two are in a nutritional tug of war.