Girls are stronger than boys

I have several RSS feeds of a science nature that I subscribe to. Sometimes I find really fascinating things - like this story. A study has been done looking at infant mortality on a gender basis. What has been discovered is that boys are 60% more likely to be premature, and are more likely to die as a result. They are more susceptible to birth injury and respiratory distress. This is because they generally have bigger bodies and heads than baby girls.

What is really interesting though, is that the survival rate for boys has increased as neo-natal care has improved and as more C-sections are performed, thereby reducing the risk of fetal distress and injury during labour. In fact, C-section rate for boys is approximately 20% higher than for girls!

We girls always knew we were stronger than men!