Here's the information I sent via PM, as other people may find it useful.
I started off a few years ago, stalking Quiet Tempest's threads:
http://ball-pythons.net/forums/searc...earchid=965046
Bob Clark has a good article on it:
http://www.bobclark.com/articles/200603.html
This article is an excellent insight into how maternal incubation benefits the hatchlings (the study concludes that maternally incubated hatchlings are larger and heavier, with longer jaws):
http://www.researchgate.net/publicat...und_their_eggs
This article provides information on how maternal incubation affects the mother:
http://www.researchgate.net/publicat...80b0e0d1e7.pdf