News — Gender reveal party

For most of human history, we had no idea what gender a baby was until birth. Even with the universal use of ultrasounds beginning in the 1990s, the gender could not be determined until 18 to 20 weeks gestation. This meant most moms-to-be didn't know their babies gender until they were five months pregnant, around the time they would typically look at having a baby shower. Now, thanks to an optional blood test known as NIPT, parents can know the gender of their child as early as 10 weeks. This led to the invention of “gender reveal parties” that can happen as...