Ok, not really smoke signals, but they do send a signal to initiate birth!
This is an old study, but cool nonetheless.
Fetal lungs provide a signal initiating labor
I had heard this briefly in a Discovery Show, but never found a reference for it. So here it is! 🙂
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wow that was so interesting, i love reading information like this =) Thanks!
Rita with http://www.bitsybaby.com/
Fascinating article with significant implications for lessening pre-term births. Hopefully, more money will be directed toward additional studies based on this new found discovery. We live in exciting times.
That was great! Thanks for sharing!
And again we’re reminded that nature knows what it is doing. There is no need to manage nature. When management and intervention are necessary, it means that there is a complication. Thanks for sharing this article.