By Megan Lasher
It’s not uncommon for parents to know the gender of a baby before they enter the delivery room: According to a Harvard Medical School study, 58% of parents want to know the sex of their baby before birth.
Koto Nakamura was one of those parents—so when she saw what she thought was going to be a baby girl was actually a boy, she was definitely caught off-guard, The Cut reports.
That shock was captured in a picture posted on Instagram account ittybittyphotographytas:
“The priceless look on a mamas face who was told she was having a baby girl but received a baby boy!! Talk about a big surprise!!” the account posted. “Any one else get a surprise like this at birth?”
Read more about this story at The Cut.
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