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Competition refresher
Buy and subscribe here Competition refresher published this article page no 8 the main health factor that affects women differently from men is childbearing. it is relevant to ask if the fall in the sex ratio may be partly due to the increased risk of death in childbirth that only women face. however maternal mortality is supposed to decline with development as levels of nutrition general education and awareness as well as the availability of medical and communication facilities improves. indeed maternal mortality rates have been coming down in india even though they remain high by international standards. so it is difficult to see how maternal mortality could have been responsible for the worsening of the sex ratio over time. combined with the fact that the decline in the child sex ratios has been much steeper than the overall figure social scientists believe that the cause has to be sought in the differential treatment of girl babies competition refresher magazine subscription.