How the sex of your baby predict pregnancy complications. The researchers also found the form of spermine higher in mothers pregnant with a girl was also predictive of the risk of pregnancy complications.

Mothers-to-be carrying girls have higher levels of the substance, while their counts are much lower if they are expecting a boy.

High levels were associated with an increased risk of pre-eclampsia, whereas low levels were linked with an increased risk of poor foetal growth.

The patterns observed were all consistent with an array of studies which have shown that boys may be more vulnerable to the effects of foetal growth restriction.

While other trials have revealed that being pregnant with a girl may lead to an increased risk of severe pre-eclampsia.

Researchers analysed placental and maternal blood samples from around 4,000 first-time mothers to make the conclusion.

Professor Gordon Smith, who led the study, said: 'In pregnancy and childbirth, the sex of the baby is at the forefront of many parents' minds.

'But we do not even think of the placenta as having a sex. This work shows that the placenta differs profoundly according to sex.


'These differences alter elements of the composition of the mother's blood and may even modify her risk of pregnancy complications.

'Better understanding of these differences could lead to new predictive tests and possibly even new approaches to reducing the risk of poor pregnancy outcome.'






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