According to a new study, male baby pregnancies are more likely to result in complications, possibly because they grow faster in the womb.
Would you find out the sex of your baby before it’s born?
While many parents love the idea of being surprised when their little bundle of joy emerges into the world, scientists have found that knowing the sex ahead of time could enhance the baby’s life chances. They may also require more nutrients and oxygen than supplied by the mother through the placenta, researchers indicate.The research, carried out by a team of scientists from the University of Cambridge Department of Physiology Development and Neuroscience at the Centre for Trophoblast Research, found that the sex of a foetus can affect how well the placenta actually works.
‘Often, parents don’t want to know the baby’s sex because they want it to be a surprise,’ says Dr Amanda Sferruzzi-Perri, who worked on the study. ‘But actually knowing the sex would help to identify whether a pregnancy may be at greater risk than another because we know that some conditions of pregnancy such as pre-eclampsia and foetal growth restriction can be more prevalent in women that carry male babies than females.’
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