An ethnographic study of traditional postpartum beliefs and practices among Chinese women

© 2019 Pacific Rim International Journal of Nursing Research. All rights reserved. In many Asian societies, traditional postpartum practices are believed to be vital to the health of women and babies. Deep cultural and social meanings are attached to practices related to behaviors, activities, foods...

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Main Authors: Qingjun Wang, Warunee Fongkaew, Marcia Petrini, Kannika Kantaruksa, Nonglak Chaloumsuk, Shaofeng Wang
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spelling th-cmuir.6653943832-658472019-08-05T04:42:25Z An ethnographic study of traditional postpartum beliefs and practices among Chinese women Qingjun Wang Warunee Fongkaew Marcia Petrini Kannika Kantaruksa Nonglak Chaloumsuk Shaofeng Wang Nursing © 2019 Pacific Rim International Journal of Nursing Research. All rights reserved. In many Asian societies, traditional postpartum practices are believed to be vital to the health of women and babies. Deep cultural and social meanings are attached to practices related to behaviors, activities, foods, hygiene, and infant care with variance by regions. Previous studies have demonstrated diverse interpretations of the traditional postpartum beliefs and practices by local communities. In the rural area of Jiujiang Jiangxi Province, China, postpartum women’s beliefs and practices have not been documented. This paper is part of an ethnographic study aimed to describe the traditional postpartum beliefs and practices among women in the sociocultural context of the rural area of Jiujiang, Jiangxi province. The villages of two townships of Maying and Zhangqing in Jiujiang City, were the settings for the study. Data collection was from January 2017 to July 2017. Participant observation in the rural area context and in-depth interviews were conducted with 18 postpartum women as key informants. A six-step qualitative data analysis method was used. Three themes emerged from the traditional postpartum practices - zuo fang (sitting in room): gaining yin-yang (shady-sunny) balance, preventing ‘xie’ (pathogenic factor) entering the body, and enhancing breastmilk production. Variations of the traditional postpartum beliefs and practices were influenced by the local sociocultural context. Knowledge of the cultural importance of traditional postpartum beliefs and practices of rural women is required for nurses to provide culturally sensitive postpartum nursing care. 2019-08-05T04:42:25Z 2019-08-05T04:42:25Z 2019-04-01 Journal 19068107 2-s2.0-85069821628 https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=85069821628&origin=inward http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/jspui/handle/6653943832/65847
institution Chiang Mai University
building Chiang Mai University Library
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topic Nursing
spellingShingle Nursing
Qingjun Wang
Warunee Fongkaew
Marcia Petrini
Kannika Kantaruksa
Nonglak Chaloumsuk
Shaofeng Wang
An ethnographic study of traditional postpartum beliefs and practices among Chinese women
description © 2019 Pacific Rim International Journal of Nursing Research. All rights reserved. In many Asian societies, traditional postpartum practices are believed to be vital to the health of women and babies. Deep cultural and social meanings are attached to practices related to behaviors, activities, foods, hygiene, and infant care with variance by regions. Previous studies have demonstrated diverse interpretations of the traditional postpartum beliefs and practices by local communities. In the rural area of Jiujiang Jiangxi Province, China, postpartum women’s beliefs and practices have not been documented. This paper is part of an ethnographic study aimed to describe the traditional postpartum beliefs and practices among women in the sociocultural context of the rural area of Jiujiang, Jiangxi province. The villages of two townships of Maying and Zhangqing in Jiujiang City, were the settings for the study. Data collection was from January 2017 to July 2017. Participant observation in the rural area context and in-depth interviews were conducted with 18 postpartum women as key informants. A six-step qualitative data analysis method was used. Three themes emerged from the traditional postpartum practices - zuo fang (sitting in room): gaining yin-yang (shady-sunny) balance, preventing ‘xie’ (pathogenic factor) entering the body, and enhancing breastmilk production. Variations of the traditional postpartum beliefs and practices were influenced by the local sociocultural context. Knowledge of the cultural importance of traditional postpartum beliefs and practices of rural women is required for nurses to provide culturally sensitive postpartum nursing care.
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author Qingjun Wang
Warunee Fongkaew
Marcia Petrini
Kannika Kantaruksa
Nonglak Chaloumsuk
Shaofeng Wang
author_facet Qingjun Wang
Warunee Fongkaew
Marcia Petrini
Kannika Kantaruksa
Nonglak Chaloumsuk
Shaofeng Wang
author_sort Qingjun Wang
title An ethnographic study of traditional postpartum beliefs and practices among Chinese women
title_short An ethnographic study of traditional postpartum beliefs and practices among Chinese women
title_full An ethnographic study of traditional postpartum beliefs and practices among Chinese women
title_fullStr An ethnographic study of traditional postpartum beliefs and practices among Chinese women
title_full_unstemmed An ethnographic study of traditional postpartum beliefs and practices among Chinese women
title_sort ethnographic study of traditional postpartum beliefs and practices among chinese women
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