Indirect evidence of sex-selective abortion practices to the imbalanced sex ratio at birth in Australian migrant populations.

ABSTRACT: A skewed sex ratio at birth (SRB), commonly observed in countries with high son preference can be attributed to prenatal sex-selective abortion. However, the possibility of sex selection among migrants in high-income countries has received little attention. Our study aims to identify the indirect evidence of sex-selective abortion practices to the SRB imbalance in a large Australian cohort. Our study aims to identify the indirect evidence of sex-selective abortion practices to the SRB imbalance in a large Australian cohort. In this population-based study, perinatal data were obtained from all registered births in Western Australia (WA) and New South Wales (NSW) for the period 1994 - 2015 (N = 2,175,252 births). We estimated the male-to-female sex ratio at birth (SRB) and 95% CI by mothers'

SUBMITTER: Gebremedhin AT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12118887 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature