The pressure to have baby boys can harm African mothers’ health

KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — When Prosper Mbumba married, he expected to have only two children. But one had to be a son. Four daughters later, he and his wife were still trying. Mbumba was eager to produce a male heir according to the customary demands of his Luba people in Congo. “In my tribe, in my c...

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