Gender of baby linked to mother’s stress level

WOMEN who are stressed out while trying for a baby could be more likely to have girls, research suggests.

In the first study of its kind, experts found that high levels of the stress hormone cortisol were associated with the birth of more girls than boys.

Some 338 women from around Britain who were trying to get pregnant kept diaries about their lives, relationships and sex lives, and completed questionnaires about how stressed they felt.