Determine Your Baby's Sex at Just 6 Weeks
The new baby sex test kit is not cheap however, those who want to know the sex of their baby early on will have to pay 189 GBP, much more in the US.
Besides its expensive price, the baby sex test kit is causing quite a stir, especially amongst anti-abortion supporters. Those who are concerned about the test claim that will lead to an increase in abortions as parents that find out early about the sex of their child may decide to terminate the pregnancy if they are not happy. One critic from the UK's Prolife Alliance, Julia Millington, said, "There is a real risk that some people would choose to abort babies of a certain gender."
The makers of the early baby sex test kit, DNA Worldwide are disagreeing with their critics. They are saying that by allowing parents to determine the sex of their baby very early on in pregnancy gives them more time to prepare for the new addition to their family.
The test is very simple to administer so long as you aren't squeamish. The mother will simply prick her finger for a sample of blood and then send it off to a testing centre for analysis, giving them the sex of their baby. The results of the test would then be available to the parent on the Internet or in the mail six days later. According to DNA Worldwide the baby sex test kitsis 99 percent accurate. For that small percent that do not get the correct prediction the company says it will give its customers a complete refund of their money.
The baby sex kit now being sold my DNA Worldwide isn't the first early testing kit to be developed. Last year another UK organisation, the 'Institute of Child Health' carried out trials on a test that would be able to reveal the sex of a baby by the seventh week of pregnancy. These trials were very successful.
When being analysed the test looks for the Y chromosome in the blood of the mother. This present in the blood of a pregnant mother as early as six weeks. If the Y chromosome is found then the baby will is a boy and if it not present then the baby is a girl.
Sources
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/6623189.stm
http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,21670303-5006007,00.html
http://www.channel4.com/news/articles/uk/sixweek+test+for+babys+gender/496482
Published by Siun Griffin
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5 Comments
Post a CommentIf the mother's and baby's blood do not mix (hence the reason HIV-positive moms can have HIV-negative babies), how can they test for the presence of the Y-chromosome in the mom's blood?
Great article. Very interesting. This will help prepare for the baby much earlier. Plus, a finger prick is likely much less dangerous and much more accurate than an ultrasound. i love the idea of not waiting until the 5th month of pregnancy for this. Although I won't be pregnant again, I can tell my ffriends about this. How neat and exciting!
Wow. Nothing is a surprise anymore. Good article.
that is interesting, thanks for writing about it!
Great article..