Name: 壓力爆棚的媽媽生女兒機率高兩倍？！ (Stressed mothers twice as likely to give birth to a girl)
Uploaded: 2026-03-04T16:29:23.000Z
Duration: 3 min 51 s

Do you know if it's gonna be a boy or a girl?

Cause I've suffered physical and psychological stress.

Prenatal stress may cause spontaneous abortions of male fetuses.

產前壓力可能會導致男性胎兒自發性流產。

So I am twice as likely to give birth to a girl.

When a woman is stressed out, she produces more cortisol and male fetuses cannot handle that, so they bounce up out of there.

當女性壓力大的時候，會產生更多皮質醇，而男性胎兒承受不了，所以就彈射出去了。

According to the study, the fragile male sex savage, not only are male fetuses more vulnerable than females in the womb, but

根據這項研究，脆弱的男性，不僅男性胎兒在子宮裡比女性脆弱，

by the time a male is born, he's developmentally four to six weeks behind his sister counterpart.

而且男性出生時，發育上會比他的姊妹對應者落後四到六週。

Some studies have even shown that the odds of a newborn being male decline when we deal with human made disasters, economic and political disruption, and

有些研究甚至顯示，當我們面對人為災害、經濟和政治動盪，以及

恐怖攻擊時，新生兒是男性的機率就會下降。

So I'm definitely having a girl because I mean, look around at the world right now.

所以我確定會生女兒，因為你看現在這個世界。

The returning soldier effect, the global trend where more boys are born during and immediately after major wars.

歸鄉戰士效應，也就是全球趨勢，在重大戰爭期間及剛結束後，男性新生兒的比例會增加。

Researchers Ralph Catalano and Tim Bruckner looked at swedes born between 1751 and 1912 because Sweden is known for a long history of detailed birth records and also experienced famine, severe economic and social strain.

研究人員 Ralph Catalano 和 Tim Bruckner 研究了 1751 年到 1912 年間出生的瑞典人，因為瑞典以其詳盡的出生記錄歷史悠久聞名，也經歷過飢荒、嚴重的經濟和社會壓力。

And they found that those born during economic hardship, male or female, actually

他們發現，在經濟困難時期出生的男性或女性，實際上

had longer lifespans, suggesting that the weaker of them had been removed in the fetal stage.

壽命更長，這暗示著比較脆弱的胎兒在胎兒期就已經被淘汰了。

For years, scientists have debated whether the decline in male birth rates are a byproduct of how a woman's body reacts to stress or if the stress reaction itself is an evolved mechanism to purposefully call males by getting them out of there.

這些年來，科學家們一直在爭論男性出生率的下降，究竟是女性身體對壓力反應的副產品，還是壓力反應本身是一種演化機制，目的是透過讓男性「消失」來刻意淘汰他們。

就像噴射機裡的彈射按鈕一樣。

Yeah, but like with cortisol from your liver against like a little like.

對啊，但就像肝臟裡的皮質醇對抗一點點那樣。

You don't think Bestie junior is feminine?

She looks just like me, stress is no joke and it's the thing that I struggle with the most.

她跟我一模一樣，壓力真的不是開玩笑的，這也是我最掙扎的地方。

I have a hard time saying no to professional opportunities.

I disass from my body, I hold myself to unrealistic expectations and I read the news.

我會忽略自己的身體，給自己不切實際的期望，而且我會看新聞。

My stress gets so bad that it manifests as panic attacks, gastrointestinal issues, migraines.

我的壓力大到會引發恐慌發作、腸胃問題、偏頭痛。

So learning how to decompress, have a balanced work life and build and rest is a huge priority for my health.

所以學會放鬆、擁有平衡的工作生活，以及建立休息時間，對我的健康來說是個超級重點。

And for 2026 I told my therapist I really just want to feel lighter.

而在 2026 年，我告訴我的治療師，我真的只想感覺更輕鬆。

So she's helped keep me accountable for scheduling rest into my calendar, building in relaxation techniques into my daily life and clarify what my values are so I can make decision from an aligned place rather than like scarcity and stress.

所以她幫我安排休息時間到我的行事曆裡，把放鬆技巧融入我的日常生活，並釐清我的價值觀，這樣我才能從一個協調一致的狀態做決定，而不是出於匱乏和壓力。

And you know, it's only February but so far I feel good.

而且你知道嗎，雖然才二月，但我到目前為止感覺都很好。

She actually said that as a workaholic, a balanced work life to me will always feel like I'm maybe being lazy, which has been an amazing life changing Reframe.

她其實說，身為一個工作狂，對我來說「平衡的工作生活」感覺就像我在偷懶，這真是個改變人生的驚人重塑。

I've been in therapy for 20 years and I can't recommend it enough.

我已經接受治療 20 年了，我非常推薦。

If you're looking to get into therapy this year, BetterHelp is a great place to start and they are the sponsor for today's episode.

如果你今年想開始接受治療，BetterHelp 是個很棒的起點，他們也是今天這集的贊助商。

All you do is you fill out a questionnaire and then you're matched with one of their 30,000 licensed therapists in as little as a couple of days.

你只要填寫一份問卷，然後你就會被配對到他們 30,000 位執照治療師中的一位，最快幾天內就能完成。

And look, if for any reason it is not the right fit, you can easily switch therapists anytime at no extra cost.

而且你看，如果因為任何原因覺得不適合，你隨時都可以輕鬆更換治療師，而且不需額外付費。

You can click the link in the description or go to betterhelp.comakana and get 10% off your first month of therapy.

你可以點擊說明欄的連結，或是到 betterhelp.comakana 註冊，首月治療費用可享九折優惠。