a Department of Women's and Children's Health , Uppsala University , Sweden.
Ups J Med Sci. 2017 Nov;122(4):254-259. doi: 10.1080/03009734.2017.1408723. Epub 2018 Jan 4.
The aim of the study was to investigate if expecting parents wanted to know the sex of the fetus during ultrasound examination and if they had discussed it with the midwife. Another aim was to explore any interest in sex selection.
A longitudinal survey in early and late pregnancy among 2393 women in Sweden.
Almost all (95.8%, n = 2289) women had discussed sex determination with the partner before the ultrasound scan, and 57% (n = 1356) of women and their partners wanted to find out the fetal sex. The expecting parents mostly initiated a discussion with the midwife (46%, n = 1088), but 10% (n = 229) stated that the midwives initiated the discussion. Few (5%, n = 118) expressed a potential interest in selecting sex of a baby. Women who were interested in sex determination did not differ from those who were not, with respect to age, origin, education, parity, level of pregnancy planning, or importance of religion, but women who had chosen another fetal diagnostic method were more interested in sex determination and in potential sex selection.
Half of women and their partners wanted to know the fetal sex, and 5% were interested in sex selection. This high interest in sex determination is a challenge, since present national guidelines do not include sex determination as an option.
本研究旨在探讨准父母是否希望在超声检查中了解胎儿的性别，以及他们是否与助产士讨论过这一问题。另一个目的是探讨对性别选择的任何兴趣。
在瑞典对 2393 名女性进行了早孕期和晚孕期的纵向调查。
几乎所有（95.8%，n=2289）女性在超声扫描前都与伴侣讨论过性别确定问题，57%（n=1356）的女性及其伴侣希望了解胎儿的性别。准父母大多是与助产士发起讨论（46%，n=1088），但有 10%（n=229）表示是助产士发起了讨论。少数（5%，n=118）表示对选择婴儿性别有潜在兴趣。对性别鉴定感兴趣的女性与不感兴趣的女性在年龄、原籍国、教育程度、生育次数、妊娠计划水平或宗教重要性方面没有差异，但选择了其他胎儿诊断方法的女性对性别鉴定和潜在性别选择更感兴趣。
一半的女性及其伴侣希望了解胎儿的性别，有 5%的人对性别选择感兴趣。这种对性别鉴定的高度兴趣是一个挑战，因为目前的国家指南不包括性别鉴定作为一种选择。
