Follow UK Investment Immigration and UK Life: According to the latest "Born Too Soon: The Global Action Report on Preterm Birth" released by neonatologists and epidemiologists at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, boys are 14% more likely to be born prematurely than girls. Furthermore, 55% of preterm infants worldwide in 2010 were boys.
Overall, approximately 7% of surviving preterm infants will experience neurodevelopmental disorders (learning disabilities and cerebral palsy) and visual impairments. Preterm infants born before 28 weeks of gestation face the highest risks. Researchers analyzed that the reason boys are more prone to premature birth is that mothers carrying boys have a higher risk of certain pregnancy complications (such as hypertension, pre-eclampsia, and placental abnormalities). If a preterm boy and a preterm girl are born at the same gestational age, the preterm boy faces a higher risk of death or disability. Even in the womb, female infants develop faster than male infants, which allows their lungs and other organs to develop more maturely, giving them an advantage at birth.
