This is baby number 116 to be born in the 12 bed tent hospital since they started counting January 27 2010...and 110 of them have been girls. This is a natural experiment in demonstrating excess male fetal loss that was published in BMC Public Health in May. These authors used 9/11 to show that it was not a decrease in conception of male fetuses, but an increase in miscarriage of male fetuses, since they looked at deliveries of infants who were conceived before 9/11. One hypothesis is that male fetuses are more sensitive to the mother's increase in corticosteroids released in response to extreme stress.
Baby Julie's proud father is holding his second daughter in a blanket donated with funds from Canadian friends. A short time later, baby Ann, number 117 arrived (err, the temperature inside the tent is 46C...Rachel from Montana and I didn't just shower, we always look that glowing).
