There are known sex specific differences in fetal and neonatal morbidity and mortality. There
are also known differences in birthweight centile with males generally being larger than
females at birth. These differences are generally ignored when studying obstetric
complications of pregnancy and the mechanisms that confer these differences between the
sexes are unknown. Current evidence suggests sex specific adaptation of the placenta may
be central to the differences in fetal growth and survival. Our research examining …