Gender Before Birth in India - Bandyopadhyay Neogi, Sutapa
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This book focuses on the role of the indigenous system of medicine or traditional medicines in gender selection in India. Issues such as the harmful effects of traditional practices on the health of the woman and the foetus during early pregnancy are explored in this book. It analyses the social and cultural practices and establishes linkages with modern methods of scientific investigations. It discusses how systematic exploration lends evidence of harmful traditional practices. The book is an important read for researchers, healthcare professionals and students in the field of medicine,…mehr

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This book focuses on the role of the indigenous system of medicine or traditional medicines in gender selection in India. Issues such as the harmful effects of traditional practices on the health of the woman and the foetus during early pregnancy are explored in this book. It analyses the social and cultural practices and establishes linkages with modern methods of scientific investigations. It discusses how systematic exploration lends evidence of harmful traditional practices. The book is an important read for researchers, healthcare professionals and students in the field of medicine, public health and social sciences. It is an extremely valuable resource for all those engaged in research of traditional and modern systems of medicine.
Autorenporträt
Sutapa Bandyopadhyay Neogi is a public health specialist currently heading the International Institute of Health Management Research (IIHMR), Delhi. An MBBS from Nil Ratan Sircar Medical College, Calcutta, MD in Community Medicine from Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, and Diplomate of National Board (DNB) in Maternal and Child Health, she has excellent academic credentials. She aspires to facilitate and support transdisciplinary research, mentor enthusiastic scientists who can see through health and social problems, and explore them scientifically. She wishes to  generate synergy between research and health related programs and promote interdisciplinary research in the country.