Mother of seven dies after failing to produce son

A woman in India’s eastern state of Orissa died of a heart attack after giving birth to her seventh daughter, and her husband said it was in dismay at not having had a son, a newspaper said Friday.

Kadambini Jena, 35, who was married to a businessman in the village of Bhogara, had a heart attack within hours of delivering her seventh daughter, The Times of India said.