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To evaluate how fetal sex influences birth weight, labor duration, mode of delivery, and overall birth outcomes.

January 16, 2003BMJOpen Access

Effect of fetal sex on labour and delivery: retrospective review

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To evaluate how fetal sex influences birth weight, labor duration, mode of delivery, and overall birth outcomes.
Conducted a retrospective review analyzing the relationship between fetal sex and childbirth events.
Performed a Medline literature search spanning 1966 to August 2002 using terms including fetal sex, labor, and delivery.
Prior literature identified associations between male fetal sex and increased risks of second stage labor arrest, pre-eclampsia, and pregnancy-induced hypertension.
Comprehensive comparative data examining the direct impact of fetal sex on labor duration and delivery modes were identified as a critical gap in existing literature.

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Retrospective review investigates labor duration and delivery modes across fetal sex, suggesting biological sex influences childbirth progression.

Maeve Eogan (2003) studied this question.

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Retrospective review investigates labor duration and delivery modes across fetal sex, suggesting biological sex influences childbirth progression.