{{Short description|Deliberate attempt to create fake impression of pregnancy}} A '''simulated pregnancy''' is a deliberate attempt to create the impression of pregnancy.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/12/09/fake-pregnancy-bellies-china_n_1139157.html |title=Fake Pregnancy Bellies Popular In China, Online Sales Increasing, Report Says |publisher=Huffingtonpost.com |date= 2011-12-09|accessdate=2012-06-06 |first=Ileana |last=Llorens | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120419140448/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/12/09/fake-pregnancy-bellies-china_n_1139157.html | archive-date=April 19, 2012 | url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2012-05/29/content_15407761.htm |title=Fake silicon bellies are pregnant with possibility |Society |publisher=chinadaily.com.cn |date= |accessdate=2012-06-06}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/90882/7666537.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120107203712/http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/90882/7666537.html|title=Fake pregnant belly becomes hot seller on the Internet - People's Daily Online |url-status=dead|date=2011-12-06|archive-date=2012-01-07|work=People's Daily Online}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/05/mommy-tummy-pregnancy-simulator-men_n_996945.html |title='Mommy Tummy' Pregnancy Simulator Lets Men Experience What It Feels Like To Carry A Baby (Video) |publisher=Huffingtonpost.com |date= 2011-10-05|accessdate=2012-06-06 |first=Ileana |last=Llorens | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111216213514/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/05/mommy-tummy-pregnancy-simulator-men_n_996945.html | archive-date=December 16, 2011 | url-status=dead }}</ref> It should not be confused with false pregnancy, where a person mistakenly believes that they are pregnant.
The Taubaté pregnancy hoax is a notable example of a simulated pregnancy that happened in Brazil in 2012.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Um dos maiores memes do Brasil faz 10 anos: o caso da 'Grávida de Taubaté' |url=https://www.uol.com.br/splash/noticias/2022/01/11/gravida-de-taubate-10-anos.htm |access-date=2024-01-09 |website=Uol |language=pt-br}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-01-11 |title=10 anos da Grávida de Taubaté: relembre o episódio em que o país inteiro foi 'trollado' |url=https://g1.globo.com/sp/vale-do-paraiba-regiao/noticia/2022/01/11/10-anos-da-gravida-de-taubate-relembre-o-episodio-em-que-o-pais-inteiro-foi-trolado.ghtml |access-date=2024-01-09 |website=G1 |language=pt-br}}</ref>
== Techniques == People who wish to look pregnant, generally for social, sexual, psychological or entertainment purposes, have the option of body suits and the like to wear under their clothes. It can be done by using pillows or pads, or light-weighing, small balls with a round shape to simulate a pregnant abdomen.
==See also== * Couvade syndrome
==References== {{reflist}}
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