Linda Geddes was one such pregnant woman, but as a journalist writing for the New Scientist, she was keen to separate the science from old wives & tales. She embarked on a journey, scouring scientific literature to answer some of the most pertinent, quirky or downright ridiculous questions about pregnancy and babies, such as Why do pregnant women crave unusual foods, If we have sex, will the semen reach my baby?! Will playing Mozart make my fetus smarter? The resulting answers, each between 250-1,000 words, have become one of New Scientist’s most popular columns.