CLEVELAND -- A Massachusetts company said that it has a test that can tell a baby's gender in only five weeks, much sooner than an ultrasound at 16 weeks, NewsChannel5 reported.

According to the company, the expectant mother is given a finger-prick blood test. A DNA test is conducted and the parents find out the results within 48 hours.

Critics have said that early testing could lead to parents choosing the sex of their baby by carrying or terminating the pregnancy after getting the test results.