The preferred sex the desired number

"In Nigeria, women who have borne at least nine children are honoured with a special ceremony. In India, the preference for male children can lead to discrimination, infanticide, and sometimes suicide."@en
"In many nations in the Third World, a woman's status depends on the number of children she has, and what sex they are. Multiple childbearing depletes women physically, mentally and emotionally. Two case studies, one in Nigeria and one in India, shows the effect on women of these beliefs."@en
"In many nations in the Third World, a woman's status depends on the number of children she has, and what sex they are. Multiple childbearing depletes women physically, mentally and emotionally. Two case studies, one in Africa and one in India, shows the effect on women of these beliefs."
"In many nations in the Third World, a woman's status depends on the number of children she has, and what sex they are. Multiple childbearing depletes women physically, mentally and emotionally. Two case studies, one in Africa and one in India, shows the effect on women of these beliefs."@en
"In many societies, a woman is valued according to her reproductive efficiency. Her status in family and community depends on her ability to bear children of the desired number and of the desired sex. Film investigates the condition of women in Nigeria and India through interviews with husbands, wives, clergy and family planning personnel."@en