Boys are difficult BEFORE birth: Pregnant woman are much more likely to suffer life-threatening complications if they are carrying a son
- New research shows different types of care for different genders could help
- Boys were up to 27 per cent more likely to be born prematurely
- Women carrying boys 4per cent more likely to develop gestational diabetes
- They already have a reputation for being naughtier and noisier than their sisters.
- But now it seems that boys are more difficult from the very start.Research shows that pregnant women are much more likely to suffer life-threatening complications when they are carrying a boy rather than a girl.These range from premature births to diabetes and pregnancy-related blood pressure problems.The Australian researchers said that providing different care to women, depending on the sex of their unborn baby, could be better for both mother and child.
Women expecting baby boys are are more likely to suffer life-threatening complications- The team from the University of Adelaide crunched data on almost 600,000 births that took place over 30 years.This revealed that boys were up to 27 per cent more likely to be born prematurely.In Britain, one in 13 babies is born prematurely - defined as before 37 weeks of pregnancy.
