I think it’s “news” because it allows the paper to mention the older child with the rare blood disease and their foundation. A hook to hang a plug, in other words.
However, according the article, ultrasounds at 20 weeks are very successful in identifying the baby’s sex.
“A California couple told they were having a girl got the shock of their life when surprise ... it was a boy!”
Been there, done that. Except we were told we were having a boy.
It says the technology has improved but still, the angle of the view, position of limbs, and/or cord placement can fool the eye, so it's just not a good idea to put faith in the ultrasound for ascertaining sex.
It may be correct in most cases, but it is still a subjective test. I wouldn't paint walls or buy expensive DNA-specific baby items until I knew for sure.
In her 35 years as a practicing Ob/Gyn, she has never seen a mistake like this with one of her patients, said Dr. Laura Corio a gynecologist with Mt. Sinai Hospital in New York.
That's a weird statement on a number of levels.