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Girl Babies Wanted

Girl Babies Wanted To the Editor.— In her recent note, "No One Wants Girls Except..." (1983;249:2305), Dr Press concludes with the hope that, "with some consciousness raising, there will be more people who would gladly welcome female children." In recent years, I have asked pregnant women, whose conditions I have routinely evaluated in our adolescent obstetrics clinic, whether they preferred a boy or a girl. The fact that 83 voiced preference for a girl and 58 preferred to have a boy makes me wonder whether Dr Press may be too quick to promote a cause, ie, "consciousness raising," without sufficient evidence of its effectiveness. As it seems safe to say that the vast majority of lower-social class members in my patient population were not exposed to much consciousness raising, could it be that consciousness raising may have an effect opposite to what she expects? I also have questions about Dr Press' "half-serious" offer http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png JAMA American Medical Association

Girl Babies Wanted

JAMA , Volume 250 (19) – Nov 18, 1983

Girl Babies Wanted

Abstract



To the Editor.—
In her recent note, "No One Wants Girls Except..." (1983;249:2305), Dr Press concludes with the hope that, "with some consciousness raising, there will be more people who would gladly welcome female children."
In recent years, I have asked pregnant women, whose conditions I have routinely evaluated in our adolescent obstetrics clinic, whether they preferred a boy or a girl. The fact that 83 voiced preference for a girl and 58 preferred to have a boy...
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Publisher
American Medical Association
Copyright
Copyright © 1983 American Medical Association. All Rights Reserved. Applicable FARS/DFARS Restrictions Apply to Government Use.
ISSN
0098-7484
eISSN
1538-3598
DOI
10.1001/jama.1983.03340190017012
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Abstract

To the Editor.— In her recent note, "No One Wants Girls Except..." (1983;249:2305), Dr Press concludes with the hope that, "with some consciousness raising, there will be more people who would gladly welcome female children." In recent years, I have asked pregnant women, whose conditions I have routinely evaluated in our adolescent obstetrics clinic, whether they preferred a boy or a girl. The fact that 83 voiced preference for a girl and 58 preferred to have a boy makes me wonder whether Dr Press may be too quick to promote a cause, ie, "consciousness raising," without sufficient evidence of its effectiveness. As it seems safe to say that the vast majority of lower-social class members in my patient population were not exposed to much consciousness raising, could it be that consciousness raising may have an effect opposite to what she expects? I also have questions about Dr Press' "half-serious" offer

Journal

JAMAAmerican Medical Association

Published: Nov 18, 1983

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