What factors are associated with parents' desire to know the sex of their unborn child?
What factors are associated with parents' desire to know the sex of their unborn child?
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DOI：
10.1111/j.0730-7659.2004.00319.x
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发表时间：
2004-12-01
影响因子：
2.5
通讯作者：
Benacerraf, B
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作者：
Shipp, TD;Shipp, DZ;Benacerraf, B
背景：父母对是否要知道胎儿的性别有强烈的感受。我们试图确定哪些因素与父母在产前超声检查中想知道或不想知道胎儿性别的愿望显著相关。研究方法：所有接受产前超声检查的妇女，除了那些怀疑怀孕失败的妇女，都被邀请在马萨诸塞州波士顿的妇产科诊断超声门诊转诊中心回答一份问卷。该调查询问了人口统计学因素，当前怀孕和过去怀孕，以及一个开放式问题，即父母是否希望了解或不希望了解胎儿的性别。对影响父母产前了解胎儿性别意愿的相关因素进行分析。结果：共回收问卷1,340份。总体而言，761/1，302（58%）的母亲和747/1，295（58%）的父亲在分娩前了解或计划了解胎儿性别。与想要了解胎儿性别最相关的因素是意外怀孕，在以前的怀孕中发现性别，不打算母乳喂养，性别对未来生育计划的影响，计划根据性别进行搬家或翻新，以及特定的父母性别偏好。与想知道胎儿性别最相关的人口统计学因素是父亲没有全职工作、家庭收入较低、未婚母亲、母亲年龄小于22岁或大于40岁、没有大学学位、种族不是白色、宗教不是天主教。结论：特定的人口统计学和社会经济学特征预测父母是否选择知道他们未出生的孩子的性别。计划外怀孕的家庭，胎儿性别会影响生活安排或未来生育计划的家庭，以及社会经济地位较低的家庭希望更频繁地了解性别。需要进一步的研究来了解父母在分娩前想知道或不知道胎儿性别的动机。
Background: Parents feel strongly about whether or not to learn the sex of their fetus. We sought to determine which factors are significantly associated with parents' desire to know or not to know the fetal sex during a prenatal ultrasound. Methods: All women undergoing prenatal ultrasound examinations, except for those with suspected failed pregnancies, were invited to answer a questionnaire at an outpatient referral center for diagnostic ultrasound in obstetrics and gynecology in Boston, Massachusetts. The survey asked about demographic factors, current pregnancy, and past pregnancies, and an open-ended question about whether and why the parents wished to learn, or did not learn, the sex of their fetus. Factors significantly associated with parents' desire to learn the fetal sex prenatally were determined and analyzed. Results: A total of 1,340 questionnaires were completed. Overall, 761/1,302 (58%) of mothers and 747/1,295 (58%) of fathers learned or planned to learn the fetal sex before delivery. Factors most associated with wanting to learn the fetal sex were conceiving accidentally, finding out the sex in a previous pregnancy, not planning to breastfeed, influence of sex on future childbearing plans, planning a move or renovation dependent on sex, and specific parental sex preference. Demographic factors most associated with wanting to learn the fetal sex were father without full-time job, lower household income, unwed mother, maternal age less than 22 or greater than 40 years, no college degree, race other than white, and religion other than Catholic. Conclusions: Specific demographic and socioeconomic characteristics predicted whether or not parents chose to know the sex of their unborn child. Families in which the pregnancy was unplanned, those in which fetal sex would influence living arrangements or future childbearing plans, and those of lower socioeconomic status wished to know the sex more frequently. Further study is needed to understand parents' motivations underlying the desire to know or not know fetal sex before delivery.