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Neha Agarwal
Neha Agarwal is a Lecturer (Assistant Professor) in the Department of Economics at the University of Otago, New Zealand. She has completed her Ph.D. in economics from the University of California, Riverside in 2018. Her research areas include development economics and labour economics.
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Son preference, maternal health, and women’s survival: A cross-cultural analysis
Lifetime risk of maternal death in developing countries is 33 times higher as compared to the developed world. This article examines the role of cultural norms in influencing maternal morbidity and mortality. It finds that, in societies with a strong cultural preference for sons and generally poor reproductive health conditions, women with a first-born girl are more likely to suffer from anaemia, and less likely to survive to older ages, relative to those with a first-born boy.
Son preference, maternal health, and women’s survival: A cross-cultural analysis
Lifetime risk of maternal death in developing countries is 33 times higher as compared to the developed world. This article examines the role of cultural norms in influencing maternal morbidity and mortality. It finds that, in societies with a strong cultural preference for sons and generally poor reproductive health conditions, women with a first-born girl are more likely to suffer from anaemia, and less likely to survive to older ages, relative to those with a first-born boy.