Blood pressure can be used to determine baby’s gender

There are many methods people use to determine their baby’s gender when trying to conceive. Be it the day they choose to make love, the position, or eating certain foods – and now it seems there’s a new method that has just been added to the list.

A new study conducted by Mount Sinai Hospital in Toronto has found that a woman’s blood pressure 26 weeks before pregnancy can be used to determine the baby’s gender.

The study, published in the American Journal of Hypertension, was carried out on 1,411 women and found that women who had high blood pressure 26 weeks before conceiving gave birth to boys, while those with lower blood pressure gave birth to girls.

“A woman's blood pressure before pregnancy is a previously unrecognized factor that is associated with her likelihood of delivering a boy or a girl. This novel insight may hold implications for both reproductive planning and our understanding of the fundamental mechanisms underlying the sex ratio in humans," Dr. Ravi Retnakaran of Mount Sinai Hospital in Toronto said.

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See more about the study in the video below.