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    Do women want disclosure of fetal gender during prenatal ultrasound scan?.
    (2010) Maaji, S. M.; Ekele, B. A.; Bello, S. O.; Morhason-Bello, I. O.
    Background/Objectives: It is possible that not all women would want the disclosure of fetal gender by the sinologist during a prenatal scan. The objectives of this study were to determine the proportion of women who do not want fetal gender disclosure at the time of prenatal ultrasonography and document their reasons. Method: A cross-sectional survey of women that were 20 weeks or more pregnant that had prenatal ultrasound at a private health facility in January 2006. The sonologist asked each of the women during the procedure whether they wanted to know fetal sex or not. Those that consented had disclosure of fetal sex while those that declined gave their reasons, which were documented. Results: Two hundred and one (201) women were studied within the study period. Most of the women (82%) were of the Hausa/Fulani ethnic group and were predominantly of the Islamic faith (90%). One hundred and ninety women (94.5%) consented to disclosure of fetal gender, while eleven (5.5%) declined. The main reason for not wanting to know fetal sex was: ‘Satisfied with any one that comes’. Conclusion: Most of the pregnant women (94%) would want disclosure of fetal gender at prenatal ultrasound scan. Only 5.5% of the women would not want fetal sex disclosure because they were satisfied with whichever that was there. It is advisable for the sonologist to be discrete on what to say during the procedure especially as it relates to fetal sex so as not to hurt those that do not want disclosure
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    Profile of women seeking fetal gender at ultrasound in a Nigerian obstetric population
    (British Medical Ultrasound Society, 2008) Ekele, B. A.; Maaji, S. M.; Bello, S. O.; Morhason-Bello, I.O.
    Objective: To determine the proportion of women that wanted to know fetal gender at ultrasound, characterize them and document reasons for wanting to know fetal gender. Methodology: A cross-sectional study on consecutive pregnant women at 20 weeks or more gestation that presented for prenatal ultrasound at a private hospital in Nigeria from May to December 2005. Results: Of the 1135 women, 167 (14.7%) sought to know the fetal gender. Significant independent factors included ethnic group, as women from the predominant Hausa–Fulani were less likely when compared to those of other ethnic groups (OR: 0.4, 95% CI: 0.2–0.7). Women with tertiary education were 6.6 times (OR: 6.6, 95% CI: 3.3– 13.2) more likely. Women with a previous male baby were 30.6 times more likely (OR: 30.6, 95% CI: 13.6–68.5), while those with previous female baby were 54.3 times more likely (OR: 54.3; 95% CI: 23.4–125.8) to seek fetal gender. Main reasons for seeking fetal gender were preference for a particular fetal gender (57%); what wears to buy for the baby (24%) and curiosity (18%). Conclusion: About 15% of the study group requested to know fetal gender and it was associated with ethnic group, maternal educational level and gender of the previous baby. The most common reason for wanting to know fetal gender was the desire for a particular gender