Objective Estimate the causal effect of sex on outcomes in the neonatal intensive care unit
(NICU) among very low birth weight (VLBW) infants. Study design Retrospective cohort …

Objective Advances in neonatology have made possible the survival of neonates with lower
gestational ages and birth weights. Nevertheless, findings remain of a sex difference in …

Within the UK, child mortality from all causes has declined for all ages over the last three
decades. However, distinct inequality remains, as child mortality rates are generally found to …

Methods Any studies that directly or indirectly reported the rates of mortality in children
admitted to intensive care by sex were eligible for inclusion. The search strings were based …

Background: Neonatal mortality and morbidity are sex biased in low birth weight infants. The
“Y chromosome effect” has been suggested to be responsible for these maturational …

Introduction In the general population, female children have been reported to have a
survival advantage. For children admitted to paediatric intensive care units (PICUs), mortality …

Background The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of sex on survival and short‐
term outcomes of very low‐birthweight infants (VLBWI) born in Japan. Methods This study …

Male sex has been identified as a risk factor associated with mortality in preterm neonates. 1-
4 Even though male preterm neonates have shown faster declines in mortality, respiratory …

Background While a male infant is usually born with a higher birthweight than his female
counterpart, he is more at risk of variety of adverse perinatal outcomes. Indeed, throughout …

Objective: To determine whether male gender has an effect on survival, early neonatal
morbidity, and long-term outcome in neonates born extremely prematurely. Methods …