Background: There has been much discussion about whether female feticide occurs in
certain immigrant groups in Canada. We examined data on live births in Ontario and …

Background: A strong son preference has been the norm in most of Asian countries. Modern
sex-selection technology (although illegal in India) along with traditional methods have led …

Fetal sex prognostication has been a common practice in many human societies, yet most of
the prognosticative methods do not perform better than chance. Why do these ineffective …

Objective: To predict the sex of newborns using first trimester fetal heart rate (FHR).
Methods: This was a retrospective review of medical records and ultrasounds performed …

People have more access to medical information than ever before, and yet we still believe"
facts" about our bodies and health that are just plain wrong. DON'T SWALLOW YOUR GUM …

Summary Villamor E, Dekker L, Svensson T, Cnattingius S. Accuracy of the Chinese lunar
calendar method to predict a baby's sex: a population‐based study. Paediatric and Perinatal …

Throughout history and across human societies, people practiced magic, divination, and
other objectively ineffective technologies. Why would people engage in these ineffective and …

The purpose of this study was to examine the validity of gender prediction using the Chinese
lunar calendar. Analyses of data from 1,005 births were used to evaluate if gender at birth …

Pregnant women encounter advice from many directions about how to have a healthy
pregnancy–not only from health care providers, but from relatives, friends, and the Internet …

Aim: A myriad of myths surround pregnancy, especially regarding the prediction of the sex of
the infant. Some of these myths and old wives' tales are, to this day, widespread among …