Explanations for the high number of boy babies include war-induced stress and the shame attached to not giving birth to sons. From EurasiaNet.
Armenia: Are Selective Abortions Behind Birth Ratio Imbalance?

Explanations for the high number of boy babies include war-induced stress and the shame attached to not giving birth to sons. From EurasiaNet.
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