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AltruisticAcadia9366 t1_istmh0d wrote

Reply to comment by IFuckedYourDadd in Newly published research is the first to show that stillbirth can be inherited and tends to be passed down through male members of the family. That risk preferentially comes from the mother’s or father’s male relatives—their brothers, fathers, grandfathers, uncles, or male cousins. by MistWeaver80

but how does the mother inherit the gene from her brother?

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m674 t1_istodft wrote

She doesn't, she inherits it from her father, the same person the brother inherited it from. However, if the mother has a child, the "gene" for stillbirth for that child will come from the infant's father, not the mother. However, if her brother has a child, his child will have his stillbirth "gene".

If the woman noticed her husband's brother (brother in law) has multiple stillbirth infants, this would be more concerning than if she noticed the same thing with her brother.

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Outside_Classroom_38 t1_isvmnfe wrote

Thank you for being able to kindly explain this. I didn’t have the same patience after reading some of these comments.

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