ABSTRACT

To investigate the relation between gender of babies, cesarean ratio and birth weight in pregnants admitted to our clinic.

In our study, 11561 pregnants who gave birth in Taksim Training and Research Hospital Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinic between 1 January 2000 and 31 December 2010 were admitted to our study. Files of pregnants were analysed retrospectively. Maternal age, parity, gestational week, delivery type, birth weight and gender, early rupture of membrane, fetal distress and intrauterine fetal death were recorded. The relation between gender of babies, macrosomia and cesarean ratio was analysed statistically.

Mean age of 11561 pregnants was calculated as 26.2±8.4 and mean parity was 2.73±1.6. Mean gestational week was 38±6. Total number of cesareans was 2679 and rate of cesarean was 23.1% (2679/11561). Gender of babies born by cesarean operation was 52.1% male (1396/2679) and 47.9% (1283/2679) female. No statistically significant relation was found between gender and cesarean ratio (p>0.05). The distribution of 2679 babies born by cesarean operation according to birth weight was as follows: weight under 3000 grams: 45.9% (139) of babies were male, 54.1% (164) of babies were female, weight between 3000 and 4000 grams: 48% (853) of babies were male, 52% (923) of babies were female, weight over 4000 grams: 67.4% (404) of babies were male, 32.6% (196) of babies were female. When the relationship between birth weight and gender of babies was analysed, no statistically significant relation could be found in the group of babies with a weight under 3000 grams and weight between 3000 and 4000 grams. In the macrosomic babies group, the number of male babies was greater than females and this was statistically significant (p<0.05).

Although no statistically significant relation between gender of babies and cesarean ratio was found, the relationship between gender of babies and macrosomia was statistically significant. According to our study, macrosomia was more common in the male gender. (JAREM 2011; 1: 18-20)

Keywords: Macrosomia, gender, cesarean