The fading birth practice: urban Malay mothers in Malaysian negotiating confinement practice
Malay mothers’ postpartum experiences often include a period of confinement, similar to other Asian parallel practices of “doing the month”. This confinement period comprisesof a set of beliefs, rules, and practices based on traditional eastern medicinal knowledge. Cultural practices of postpa...
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2019
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