ObGyn Reviews 7 Old Wives Tales with FACTS

Today’s video is so much fun! We’re going through 7 common old wives tales and fact-checking them with the science. Does the full moon make more people go into labor? Does eating bananas make you more likely to conceive a boy? Does a high heart rate mean you’re having a girl? Let’s run through the science PROVING (and DISPROVING) these 7 Old Wives Tales about Pregnancy! 00:00 Intro 00:50 High Heart Rate = Girl 02:50 Heartburn = Hair 04:53 Carrying Low = Boy 06:42 Raising Arms = Cord Around Neck 07:34 Eating Bananas = Boy 09:36 Full Moon = Labor 10:58 Looking At Ugly Animals = Ugly Baby Heartburn + Pregnancy: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17150070/Calories + Male Sex: https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/abs/10.1098/rspb.2008.0105 (https://sci-hub.se/https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2008.0105Fetal HR + Sex: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0002937899701729Fetal HR Dynamics: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0378378215301109Fetal HR Male Lower: https://obgyn.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/aogs.13437#aogs13437-bib-0006 Lunar Cycles: https://www.ajog.org/article/S0002-9378(05)00005-0/fulltext Premature Rupture + Barometric Pressure: https://europepmc.org/article/med/3999067 ROM & Labor + Barometric Pressure: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00404-006-0259-3 Labor + Barometric Pressure: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1016/S0091-2182(96)00101-2 FOLLOW ME ON SOCIAL: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mamadoctorjones Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/mamadoctorjones TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mamadoctorjones ** The information in this video is intended to serve as educational information and is not intended or implied to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. All content, including text, graphics, images, and information, contained in this video is for general information purposes only and does not replace a consultation with your own doctor/advanced practice provider. ** +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ * designates links which are affiliates... Ads and gifted items are clearly disclosed in videos and links. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++