The changing tradition of Chinese confinement in Singapore : food, folklore and the family.

• Main Author: Chen, Quin Hui.
• Other Authors: Geoffrey Benjamin
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2010
• Subjects: DRNTU::Social sciences
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/34200
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The existing literature on the confinement tradition focuses on anthropological documentation of postpartum practices, the nutritional and psychological aspects of these practices and its effects on mothers. This research, however, provides an overview of Chinese confinement with a focus on dietary...