Poor research throughout, actually. Amnio causes miscarriage in one of two hundred tests-- not at all statistically miniscule. "Cultures without a word for morning sickness" is up there with "the eskimos have a hundred words for snow"-- a popular idea that has not been backed up by anthropological research.

(And I wonder if poor research is at the heart of the problem... Mothers of today feel obligated to take on a HUGE store of modern information, but most lack the intellectual training necessary to analyze, understand, and act on that information. The increase of fear in recent years could be directly related to the greater availibility of information over the internet.)

And I'm going to be reeling from the "red wine vinegrette" weinie for days...