Vanishing female foetuses and its consequences in India.
The article deals with the declining sex ratio, reasons for it and the resulting consequences. Authors have concluded that not only the strict enforcement of PNDT act but also realisation of the value of the daughters by their own families is the need of the hour.
Mondal
Asok
A
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaccology, RG Kar Medical College, Kolkata 700004.
Banerjee
Prosenjit
P
Gupta
Ajoy
A
D003906:Developing Countries; D005191:Family Characteristics; D005260:Female; D005333:Fetus; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D011247:Pregnancy; D015995:Prevalence; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012743:Sex Preselection / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012744:Sex Ratio