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I'm Sarah Cresby.

In this week's show, we talk about parenting before conception,

and David Grimm is here with a roundup of daily news stories.

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The theme of this week's special issue on parenting is our non-genetic legacy.

What gets passed to children outside the vital DNA strands that make up its genome?

I spoke with Michelle Lane about her contribution to the theme,

Pre-Conception Parenting.

It's been known for some time that a mother's health and her lifestyle

during pregnancy impacts on the health of the pregnancy,

the growth in development of the fetus, and ultimately affecting the health of the pregnancy, the growth and development

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