Research: Women who experience stress before and after conception could be almost TWICE as likely to have a baby girl

Quick Summary: Recent research suggests the sex of a baby could be affected by the mother´s stress levels before conception and during the first 9 weeks of pregnancy.

I don’t know about you, but I am fascinated by this type of research on the impact of stress before and after conception. This new research suggests stress could play a role in helping determine the sex of the future baby.

Recent research suggests the sex of a baby could be affected by the mother´s stress levels before conception and during the first 9 weeks of pregnancy.

Research by Romero-Gonzalez B et al. (2021) suggests women who gave birth to girls had higher levels of cortisol in their hair samples before and at the point of conception.

Scientists from the University of Granada (UGR) also suggest that women who experience stress before becoming pregnant and around conception are almost TWICE as likely to have a girl as a boy.

The study:

108 women had their biological stress measured:

Through hair cortisol levels and their psychological stress evaluated (the Prenatal Distress Questionnaire (PSS), the Perceived Stress Scale (PDQ)…