Paul Child defines stress

Sex baby can be determined in many ways. Scientists have found yet another opportunity to see her son or daughter you expect. Gender is determined by the baby's reaction to stress.

Scientists at the University of Adelaide say that this method is not worse than others. According to their observations, babies feminine and masculine gender,   developing in the womb, show different options stress response . Stress in this case may be a disease, smoking, or psychological stress. The study was conducted by them at the hospital Lyell Mac Evin (Adelaide).

As stated by the study leader Associate Professor Vicki Clifton, boys and girls respond differently to an external stressor. In this case, change their growth rates. The infant male   even under heavy stress the mother does not change the rate of growth and continues to evolve as before. According to the scientists, "he pretends that nothing happens." The girl, on the contrary, somewhat slows its growth rate. Critical slowing down is not, the development is reduced slightly below average. However, the constant strong stress mothers are more dangerous for boys than for girls.

The same pattern was observed when scientists pregnancies complicated by asthma, pre-eclampsia and other diseases, or smoking mothers that have left the habit during pregnancy .

Pregnancy and Gynecology

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