Call me crazy but I believe that the attitude and actions of the mother when pregnant and when the child is born are reflected in the personality of the child as he or she grows. I've several examples I could tell but I'll tell my own: I was the only baby of many that my mother STOOD UP against my alcoholic father and REFUSED to allow him the right to name me after one more relative of his and therefore am the ONLY child of her own my mother named. Strangely, I have ALWAYS stood up STRONGLY for those who are unable to stand up for themselves.
Just thought I'd share this in agreement with what BarbDwyer posted.