Today I talked with my doula, and this phrase came up: she asked me if I had heard of 'White Baby Boy Syndrome.' I told her I hadn't. Apparently statistically speaking, Caucasian males take the longest time to develop their lungs than other gender/race combinations, and so generally do worse in NICU.
I looked it up, and came across a variation of this "syndrome" name: Wimpy White Boy Syndrome'. Call me macabre/racist/whatever, but the name just cracks me up. Click HERE to read more!
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