Cultural and Social Bias Leading to Prenatal Sex Selection: India Perspective

Globally, 23.1 million missing female births have been documented, resulting in an imbalanced sex ratio at birth (SRB) between the late 1990s and 2017, with India accounting for almost half of this missing women population. While the country is progressively taking measures to enhance women's p...

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Main Authors: Nayan Chakravarty, Vandana Dabla, Moni Sagar, Sharmila Neogi, Mridu Markan, Mehak Segan, Shilpi Agnani, Pooja Kapahi, Sourav Neogi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Global Women's Health
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fgwh.2022.903930/full