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Ethnic Group and Baby Sex

broad brush: Noting that it would be unfair to paint all Asians with the same broad brush and apply that guideline to any specific ethnic group, the editorial suggested that women of all ethnicities might make a temporary compromise, and forgo learning their baby sex in advance, according to Globe and Mail. Good luck with that idea. I also resist a suggestion made in a CMAJ editorial in 2012, that one solution would be to prohibit parents from learning the sex of a fetus until after 30 weeks’ gestation. I’m mystified when parents are desperate to start painting their nurseries blue or pink, but that behaviour doesn’t seem to be changing any time soon. More importantly, I’m against forcing anyone to have a baby that they don’t want. Besides, it would be unfair to punish all prospective parents for the actions of a very few. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.