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[Pearl327]

yes it is really strange how it affects girls more so then boys. I would assume that it has something to do with the shape of our pelvis compared with the male one. At the clinic that we attended every week for the first 6 weeks after DD was born I only ever saw I baby boy all the rest were baby girls. But DH's cousin with it is male too but he was one of a twin so I think the space may have been an issue there too.

[atomic sagebrush]

Well, you just whetted my curiosity and so I did a little research. It sounds like it may be that the hormone (relaxin) we make that help our ligaments to stretch to allow a baby to pass through our pelvis, can come through the placenta and also affect babies, making their ligaments more stretchy (which makes some sense because babies have to be at least somewhat flexible to pass thru the birth canal.) Women and girls are more flexible to begin with and are affected by this hormone more strongly and so they are more likely to get hip dysplasia. Position in the womb does have a lot to do with it...if baby's legs are straight then it's more likely to happen than if they're bent into the fetal position.