Gender determination
17 articles on gender determination, newest first.
Gender determination
Can an ultrasound be wrong about the gender?
Yes. No scan is 100% certain of a baby’s sex. Early calls go wrong far more often, and even at 18 to 21 weeks, a Danish study found 8 in 1,000 calls wrong.
Gender determination
“90% sure it’s a girl”: what a sonographer’s confidence means
“90% sure” is a sonographer’s judgment of how clear the view was, not a statistic. What raises or lowers it, what to ask, and when to buy pink or blue.
Gender determination
When can you find out your baby’s gender? Every way, week by week
A blood test your doctor or midwife orders can report the sex from about 10 weeks, and ultrasound calls get surer as the weeks pass. Every way, week by week.
Gender determination
How accurate is a gender ultrasound at 13, 14, 15 and 16 weeks?
No scan is 100% sure. In a London study of 524 women, 79% of all babies scanned at 13 weeks got a correct call, and 90% at 14. What each study found, by week.
Activities & fun
How to plan a gender reveal party, step by step
Eight steps in order, from keeping the secret at your scan to the moment the color comes out. Plus what to skip.
3D & 4D ultrasound
Things to do around Los Angeles while you’re expecting
Seven places around Los Angeles for a day out while you’re expecting, sorted by mood, from shady gardens to cool museums.
Gender determination
Boy or girl? What changes when you find out early
Finding out boy or girl early buys you about six months to plan, shop and settle on a name. Here is what changes, and why waiting is fine too.