1. What is your cultural background? I'm a first generation Australian of Italian parents

2. Are you currently pregnant or were pregnant in the last few years? I had my first baby, a daughter in January

3. Did you take advantage of technology when having an ultra sound to find out the gender of your baby? Why? No we did not

4. Was this decision reached by yourself or with other family members and why? It was a mutual choice made by both myself and my husband as we wanted our first to be a surprise

5. Did/do you have a preference for the gender, ie. wanting a boy or girl.
Why or why not? I wanted my first to be a girl because of the bond that I would enjoy with her and the chance to fuss over her like you can with girls.

6.Did any of your reltaives or in-laws also have a preference on the gender of your baby and how was this known? My in-laws would have loved for me to have a boy first - I think it is an Italian thing, to carry on the family name. I know this because my father in law always talked about it.

7. If it was not the gender you wanted, has this effected your relationship
with other family members and if so how? n/a

8. a) IF YOU ARE CURRENTLy pregnant do you think it will affect your
relationship with your unborn child, knowing the gender before hand?

b) If YOU WERE PREGNANT, has your relationship with your child been affected in any way as a result of you finding out the gender of your baby via ultrasound?

9. Wouild you find out the gender again, if you were pregnant again? yes I would like to

10. Do you think that finding the gender of babies in the womb will have any future consequences in Australian society? HOw? I dont think finding the gender has an adverse effect to the majority of Austalians.

11. Age range
20-30 31-40 41-50 50 above
I'm in the 20-30 age bracket