There is a unique custom surrounding pregnant women in Mongolia.
Do you know: Even after the baby is born up until it is 3 months or even a year old, the baby’s sex is not revealed.
Women, in Mongolia, specifically pregnant women know to stay well away from each other if they ever meet. In Mongolia, it is believed that if two pregnant women should touch, the baby’s sex could change inside the woman’s belly. Even after the baby’s birth, the sex is not revealed so as to confuse evil spirits and ward against them.