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Male fetuses ignore their stressed-out mothers (New Scientist, 20 July 2010)

20 Jul 2010

A study from the University of Adelaide, Australia has found that high maternal cortisol levels can affect the birth weight of female fetuses, which is not seen in male fetuses.

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