85% of future parents ask to know the sex of their future child during pregnancy. Simple curiosity, a way to project oneself or to see a wish come true … There is something for everyone.
Know or be surprised. When a child is about to be born, the parents have the choice of whether or not to know their gender. According to a study by the National Institute for Demographic Studies, 85% of future parents prefer to know the sex of their baby. The work was carried out by researcher Olivia Samuel as part of a work called ” Do parents prefer to have a girl or a boy? “. The author explains several reasons explaining the parents’ desire to know: to give the fetus a sexual identity, to project oneself into the future, to decorate the bedroom, to know if his wish will be fulfilled …
A gendered choice
Beyond the parents’ expectations as to the sex of the child, the author is also interested in their preferences. In both men and women, indifference prevails. For those who show a preference, a certain gender solidarity appears. Indeed, for women, 25% of them opt for a girl against 20% for a boy. On the other hand, 23% of men prefer to give birth to a baby. The gender of the parent is not everything: the more educated parents, the more they aspire to have a daughter. Different criteria – social, sociological or even cultural – govern the preference or absence of preference of future parents.
One constant: it doesn’t matter pink or blue, in general, joy fulfills the expectation.
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