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

• Main Authors: Nayan Chakravarty (Author), Vandana Dabla (Author), Moni Sagar (Author), Sharmila Neogi (Author), Mridu Markan (Author), Mehak Segan (Author), Shilpi Agnani (Author), Pooja Kapahi (Author), Sourav Neogi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2022-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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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...