callmepinocchio
callmepinocchio t1_istlhn6 wrote
Reply to comment by Rocketboy1313 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
It even claims a woman can inherit it from her brother
EDIT: that's not what it says, but it sure sounds like it on first reading.
callmepinocchio t1_isx5i22 wrote
Reply to comment by rsc2 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
They mean that if a woman has a genetic disposition to stillbirth, her male relatives probably carry it too.