Abstract
Background: Female feticide has been a big social problem in all the states of India. There is a male child preference by pregnant women including their family members. Thus this study aimed to assess attitude and awareness on female feticide.
 Methods: The present study was conducted in ANC center of Medical college Hospital, Bikaner of Rajasthan in 500 pregnant women (250 rural and 250 Urban) .
 Results: Out of 500 pregnant women 62% had shown no gender preference, 23% preferred male child and 15% had preferred to have female child. Regarding awareness, 88% and 90% women knew that prenatal sex determination and female feticide are illegal respectively.
 Conclusions: Being the civilized citizens, it is our duty to raise voice against the declining sex ratio and killing of girl child. Being a woman it is our primary duty as well as concern to come forward to stop this menace.
 Keywords: Female feticide, Attitude, Awareness, Practice, Pregnant women
Highlights
Save a girl child ‘As a girl is Gold ornament of family ‘As we keep gold in safe condition it shines more, if we save girls they shines but we have to save them to shine 1.Sex selective abortions and increase in the number of female infanticide cases have become a significant social phenomenon in several parts of India
88% and 90% women knew that prenatal sex determination and female feticide are illegal respectively
Killing girl child in the womb of mother is known as female feticide and is very common in Asian countries like India
Summary
Save a girl child ‘As a girl is Gold ornament of family ‘As we keep gold in safe condition it shines more, if we save girls they shines but we have to save them to shine 1. Sex selective abortions and increase in the number of female infanticide cases have become a significant social phenomenon in several parts of India. It transcends all castes, class and even the North South dichotomy. Killing girl child in the womb of mother is known as female feticide and is very common in Asian countries like India. Practices reflective of the high worth of the male child have existed traditionally from birth itself where a girl child may be decisively denied the right to life or her life chances may be reduced through cultural neglect where basic maternal care, nutrition or medical care may not be denied to her.
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