Saturday, March 15th, 2025

Fact Check: Does the shape of the stomach tell whether the fetus is a boy or a girl? The doctor said- ‘The claim is false’

In India, it is a legal offense to tell about the sex of the fetus. Despite this, many pregnant women want to know whether the baby growing in their womb is a boy or a girl. This is the reason why people keep telling in their own ways whether the mother is carrying a son or a daughter. In this sequence, a strange claim has been made in a video on YouTube regarding finding out the sex of the baby in the womb.

on Youtube ‘Pregnancy Tips Information’ In a video published on the channel named, it has been claimed that by looking at the bulge in the stomach, it can be understood whether the pregnancy is a boy or a girl. However, when we fact checked this claim, this claim was proved to be false. For the sake of truth, we found out from the doctor himself whether the shape of the stomach actually tells whether the baby is a boy or a girl.

What is the claim?


What did the doctor say? Before knowing this, let us know what is the entire claim being made in the video. In the video, the user tells that if your stomach is more downwards in the third trimester of pregnancy, the shape is like a round football, looks narrowed at the bottom, and the waist is not much spread, then it indicates that the womb is a boy. Is. On the other hand, if your stomach is visible towards the chest and the waist fat has increased, then probably the baby in the womb is a girl.

truth of claim

To know the truth of the claim of determining the gender of the fetus by looking at the shape of the stomach, we Dr. Nancy Nagpal, Consultant Gynecologist, Salubritas Medcentre Contacted. The doctor straight away called it a myth. According to them, it is not possible to determine whether the fetus is a boy or a girl by looking at the shape of the stomach. The doctor says that since the baby can move in any shape in the uterus. Therefore the shape of the stomach keeps changing.

By looking at the stomach it cannot be known whether the fetus is a boy or a girl. Apart from this, while overeating increases fat, sometimes due to excess weight of the child, a bulge appears on the stomach. It has nothing to do with the gender of the baby in the womb.

conclusion

alert team A fact check conducted by ANI revealed that the video on YouTube in which it is stated that the shape of the stomach indicates whether the womb is a boy or a girl, is false. According to experts, this is a myth. There is no way to identify whether the fetus will be a boy or a girl. Users should be cautious of such posts and it is important to get in touch with a good doctor for correct information.

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