Fluids and Barriers of the CNS

Table 8 Offspring gender by affected status for maternal history of spontaneous abortion, number of partners

From: A reproductive history of mothers with spina bifida offspring-a new look at old issues

	MWH ⁽¹⁾		MWNH ⁽²⁾
	Male	Female	Male	Female	p value
All mothers
Probands	21	45	94	108	0.045
Unaffected	45	54	158	168	n.s.
	MWH		MWNH
	Male	Female	Male	Female	p value
Mothers with one partner
Probands	13	35	76	85	0.013
Unaffected	32	33	114	124	n.s.
	MWH		MWNH
	Male	Female	Male	Female	p value
Mothers with 2+ partners
Probands	8	10	18	23	n.s.
Unaffected	13	21	44	44	n.s.

Notes: ⁽¹⁾ MWH = mothers with history of spontaneous abortion. ⁽²⁾ MWNH = mothers with no history of spontaneous abortion. Cases with stillbirths were excluded from the analysis.

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