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Abstract

The deficit of women has progressively increased as evident from the sex ratio of the population; more or less steadily declined over the span of hundred years from 972 in 1901 to 933 in 2001. Declining sex ratio is a important social issue need to be urgently addressed so the present study was conducted to find out sex ratio at birth among deliveries conducted in G.M.H Rewa during year 2005and To find out sex ratio at birth among mothers of different educational statuses, among rural and urban mothers and at different birth orders. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The birth register of year 2005 in Department of obstetrics and gynaecology labour room was used as primary source of information. Data was recorded in Computerized MIS provided by UNFPA Bhopal regarding following study variables: Sex at birth, Birth outcome ,Viability of new born at birth, Birth weight of new born, Mode of deliveries, Residence of mother, Educational status of mother, Age of mother, Occupation of mother Religion of mother, Gravidae, Parity (No of surviving children including current one). Data compilation and analysis was done in department of community medicine S.S. Medical College. RESULTS: The sex ratio at birth for total deliveries was 910.Sex ratio at birth for deliveries of rural mothers was 922 and of urban mothers was 883. Sex ratio at birth among illiterate group of mothers (1174) and for literate mothers it was 836. CONCLUSION: Sex ratio at birth was lower among educated mothers as compare to uneducated mothers and it was found lower for urban