Traditional belief and practice on postpartum care recovery among mothers in East Coast of Peninsular Malaysia

• Main Authors: Salehudin, Saezah, Abdul Ghani, Radiah
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English; English
• Published: 2017
• Subjects: RA Public aspects of medicine
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/56205/1/COVERPAGE%20%26%20SCHEDULE.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/56205/7/56205-slides.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/56205/; http://icohse2017.unimap.edu.my/

Background: Postpartum care is highly important to prevent maternal and infant morbidity. In Malaysia, there are several traditional postpartum care practices by mothers. Different states adopted different ways to perform those practices. In spite of long and established practices in Malaysia, its e...