The fading birth practice: urban Malay mothers in Malaysia negotiating confinement practices.

Malay mothers’ postpartum experiences often include a period of confinement, similar to other Asian parallel practices of “doing the month”. This confinement period comprise of a set of beliefs, rules, and practices based on traditional eastern medicinal knowledge. Cultural practices of postpa...

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Main Author: Syed Hussien, Sh Fatimah Alzahrah
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Language:English
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Published: 2019
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Online Access:http://irep.iium.edu.my/76869/2/ecICOSSH2019p%20%281%29.pdf
http://irep.iium.edu.my/76869/8/The%20fading%20birth%20practice_ICOSSH2019.pdf
http://irep.iium.edu.my/76869/
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