“Male baby comes with more risks than females”
Nurses in the maternity ward often say that a difficult labor is a sign of a baby boy.
A Tel Aviv University study provides scientific proof that a male baby comes
with a bigger
package of associated risks than his female counterparts.
"Pregnancies with a male fetus are more often complicated," says
Prof. Glezerman chairman of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Sackler School of
Medicine, Tel Aviv University.
"They're more likely to result in a premature rupture of the embryonic sac and suffer from premature delivery.
And those male fetuses which make it to term," he continues, "are more likely to suffer from excessive
growth in the uterus, making delivery more difficult and leading to more cesarian section deliveries."
