Are Hospitals Able To Tell You The Sex/Gender Of Your Baby?

m85912 · Jan 16th, 2009, 18:50 PM

Hiya, new here. 15 wks + 1 and live in the Middlesex area, Hillingdon- I have been told that hospitals don't tell you the sex of your baby anymore? Is this true? That would then mean that we'd have to pay private clinics to find out- Surely not and we have a right to know? Any advice would be great- Thank You

Lottie86 · Jan 16th, 2009, 18:53 PM

A lot of hospitals won't tell you now due to cases of people sueing if the hospital got the sex wrong.

Foogirl · Jan 16th, 2009, 18:54 PM

Unfortunately you don't have the right to know.

Our NHS trust area wont tell us this either, so we are choosing to do it privately.

Trusts have good reasons for not doing this as it came to light many years back that women from some cultures were not continuing with a pregnancy if the first born wasn't a boy
Apart from that, the trusts feel they open themselves up to the compensation culture with people threatening to sue if they are given the wrong information.

m85912 · Jan 16th, 2009, 18:56 PM

Hmmm.. Thanks- Will clarify with Midwife on Tues- Hopefully my hospital will. Fingers crossed x

Jemma_x · Jan 16th, 2009, 18:57 PM

my hospital will tell you the sex and i know some hospitals will tell you but i think alot of them tell you they cannot guarntee the sex to cover there backs because as lottie said people have sued hospitals for getting it wrong. Do you not know anyone who has had a baby at that hospital, maybe you could ask them if they got told the sex??

Foogirl · Jan 16th, 2009, 18:59 PM

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Originally Posted by m85912

Hmmm.. Thanks- Will clarify with Midwife on Tues- Hopefully my hospital will. Fingers crossed x

Our hospital had big signs everywhere telling us they wouldn't. If yours didn't, you may be in luck!

hayley x · Jan 16th, 2009, 19:04 PM

My hospital told me the sex of my baby but I know the hospital about 15 miles away wont tell, so i think its just luck at whether your hospital will tell you or not. If you can afford to go private they are amazing scans to they are worth having whether it is it find out the sex of your baby or not!! Good Luck xxx

samantha_sarah · Jan 16th, 2009, 19:05 PM

they wont tellyou until later on in pregnancy 18+

Lisa-2323 · Jan 16th, 2009, 20:53 PM

In our area they will tell you but like Jemma said they always say its not garanteed but they will not tell you any earlier than 18 weeks and to be honest all my family have found out and they have never got it wrong yet. I suppose all you can do is ask on the day. good luck.

Emsy26 · Jan 17th, 2009, 05:01 AM

Some will tell you, some won't at the risk of being sued if they got it wrong xox

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m85912 Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Middlesex Posts: 11	Are Hospitals Able To Tell You The Sex/Gender Of Your Baby? Hiya, new here. 15 wks + 1 and live in the Middlesex area, Hillingdon- I have been told that hospitals don't tell you the sex of your baby anymore? Is this true? That would then mean that we'd have to pay private clinics to find out- Surely not and we have a right to know? Any advice would be great- Thank You

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Lottie86 Pregnant (Expecting) BnB Addict Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Aberdeenshire (originally from South of England) Posts: 2,563	A lot of hospitals won't tell you now due to cases of people sueing if the hospital got the sex wrong.

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Foogirl Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Falkirk, Scotland Posts: 4,612	Unfortunately you don't have the right to know. Our NHS trust area wont tell us this either, so we are choosing to do it privately. Trusts have good reasons for not doing this as it came to light many years back that women from some cultures were not continuing with a pregnancy if the first born wasn't a boy Apart from that, the trusts feel they open themselves up to the compensation culture with people threatening to sue if they are given the wrong information.

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m85912 Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Middlesex Posts: 11	Hmmm.. Thanks- Will clarify with Midwife on Tues- Hopefully my hospital will. Fingers crossed x

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Jemma_x Mum (Mom) BnB Elite Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 13,391	my hospital will tell you the sex and i know some hospitals will tell you but i think alot of them tell you they cannot guarntee the sex to cover there backs because as lottie said people have sued hospitals for getting it wrong. Do you not know anyone who has had a baby at that hospital, maybe you could ask them if they got told the sex??

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Jan 16th, 2009, 19:04 PM	#7
hayley x Mum (Mom) BnB Elite Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Here! Posts: 18,315	My hospital told me the sex of my baby but I know the hospital about 15 miles away wont tell, so i think its just luck at whether your hospital will tell you or not. If you can afford to go private they are amazing scans to they are worth having whether it is it find out the sex of your baby or not!! Good Luck xxx

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samantha_sarah Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Somerset, UK Posts: 2,185	they wont tellyou until later on in pregnancy 18+

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Lisa-2323 Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Leicester Posts: 82	In our area they will tell you but like Jemma said they always say its not garanteed but they will not tell you any earlier than 18 weeks and to be honest all my family have found out and they have never got it wrong yet. I suppose all you can do is ask on the day. good luck.

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Jan 17th, 2009, 05:01 AM	#10
Emsy26 Pregnant (Expecting) BnB Addict Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: West Mids Posts: 2,638	Some will tell you, some won't at the risk of being sued if they got it wrong xox

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