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Gender Before Birth in India

Role of Indigenous and Traditional Medicines

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Authors:
  1. Sutapa Bandyopadhyay Neogi

    1. International Institute of Health Management Research, New Delhi, India

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  • Deals comprehensively with the traditional sex selection practices in India
  • Includes participant observations and demographic data analysis
  • Generates awareness about traditional medicines in the global community

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Table of contents (4 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxiii
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  2. Indigenous Preparations for Sex Selection: How Did Research Begin?

    • Sutapa Bandyopadhyay Neogi
    Pages 1-19

  3. Exploring Preparations for Sex Selection: Opportunities and Hurdles

    • Sutapa Bandyopadhyay Neogi
    Pages 21-77

  4. Research on Sex Selection Drugs: Haryana Paves the Way

    • Sutapa Bandyopadhyay Neogi
    Pages 79-119

  5. Translation of Research into Action—Case Study

    • Sutapa Bandyopadhyay Neogi
    Pages 121-145

  6. Back Matter

    Pages 147-147
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About this book

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.

Authors and Affiliations

  • International Institute of Health Management Research, New Delhi, India

    Sutapa Bandyopadhyay Neogi

About the author

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.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Gender Before Birth in India

  • Book Subtitle: Role of Indigenous and Traditional Medicines

  • Authors: Sutapa Bandyopadhyay Neogi

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-3318-8

  • Publisher: Springer Singapore

  • eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2021

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-16-3317-1Published: 25 July 2021

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-981-16-3320-1Published: 26 July 2022

  • eBook ISBN: 978-981-16-3318-8Published: 24 July 2021

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXIII, 147

  • Number of Illustrations: 6 b/w illustrations, 17 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Gender Studies, Complementary & Alternative Medicine, Demography

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