Background: We assessed variations in the male-female infant ratios among births to
Canadian-born and Indian-born mothers according to year of birth, province and country of …

Background: There has been much discussion about whether female feticide occurs in
certain immigrant groups in Canada. We examined data on live births in Ontario and …

Objectives To examine whether son-biased male to female (M: F) ratios at birth among
linguistically different subgroups of Indian immigrants vary according to duration of …

Background A low female-to-male ratio has been observed in different Asian countries, but
this phenomenon has not been well studied among immigrants living in Western societies …

Introduction: In humans, live male births slightly exceed females and this ratio is
conventionally expressed as male live births divided by total live births (M/F). A wide variety …

Background: Skewed male: female ratios at birth have been observed among certain
immigrant groups. Data on abortion practices that might help to explain these findings are …

Background The naturally occurring male-to-female (M/F) ratio at birth is 1.05. Higher ratios
found primarily in countries across Asia have been attributed to prenatal sex selection due to …

Abstract Deliveries from Indian and Chinese mothers present a higher than expected male:
female ratio in their own countries, in northern Europe, EEUU and Canada. No studies have …

Elevated ratios of male to female births are emerging in Asian countries due to selective
abortion of female foetuses. Little research has evaluated the possibility of sex selection …

Objectives Son preference and sex selective practices have resulted in a deficit of girls in
several countries, primarily across Asia. Emerging evidence indicates that son preference …