What is the connection between Maternal Mirror Syndrome and a position that is assumed when the brain in under intense stress?

guitargoddess

Maternal Mirror Syndrome is a fetal sickness, in which the mother 'mirrors' the symptoms that the fetus is experiencing. A position that is assumed when the under intense stress is known as the fetal position. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fetal_position http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/446907/maternal_mirror_syndrome_a_rare_and.html?cat=52 Dec 28 08, 3:25 PM

edmund80

Fetal? As in the fetal hydropic that accumulates in the maternal mirror syndrome and the fetal position that people sometimes assume at times of great physical or psychological stress. "Maternal mirror syndrome is a rare disorder that can affect pregnant women. It is also known as Ballantine syndrome (Ballantyne syndrome) or Maternal Hydrops. This problem occurs when a pregnant woman has fetal hydropic, which is abnormal accumulation of fluid in two or more fetal compartments. The disorder gets its name because the mother suffers the same symptoms as the sick fetus." http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/446907/maternal_mirror_syndrome_a_rare_and.html?cat=52 "Sometimes, when a person has suffered extreme physical or psychological trauma (including massive stress), they will assume the fetal position or a similar position in which the back is curved forward, the legs are brought up as tightly against the abdomen as possible, the head is bowed as close to the abdomen as possible, and the arms are wrapped around the head to prevent further trauma. This position provides better protection to the brain and vital organs than simply lying spread out on the ground, so it is obvious as to why it is an instinctual reaction to extreme stress or trauma when the brain is no longer able to cope with the surrounding environment, and in essence "shuts down" temporarily." http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Fetal-position Dec 28 08, 3:25 PM

neelie_447

Mm, you guys are on the right track, but there's something more specific, a term. There's something that references Maternal Mirror Syndrome that holds the link. Dec 28 08, 8:08 PM