There was a study made in another country that stress on the early stage of pregnancy may affect the baby's gender and may reduce the chances of having a baby boy. The study conducted in Chile reveals that pregnancy can be impacted by exposure to stress itself rather than the factors that often accompany or cause stress, such as poverty, the researchers said.
The study made by Dr. Karine Kleinhaus, an assistant professor of psychiatry, obstetrics & gynecology, and environmental medicine at New York University, said in a journal news release that this findings may be related to previous research, which has found that male fetuses tend to grow larger than females and need more resources from the mother, and therefore are more likely to miscarry in times of stress. In addition, male fetuses may be less robust than females and may be less capable of adapting their development to a stressful environment in the womb.
The study also revealed that women in this country who experienced an earthquake during their second and third months of pregnancy had shorter pregnancies and were more likely to have premature babies.
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