Traditional beliefs and practices in the postpartum period in Fujian Province, China: A qualitative study

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth

Volumn 7, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Raven, Joanna H ^a   Chen, Qiyan ^b   Tolhurst, Rachel J ^a   Garner, Paul ^a  

^a LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b Health Care Department   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHINA; DIETARY INTAKE; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; HYGIENE; INFANT FEEDING; INTERVIEW; MALE; MATERNAL WELFARE; PUERPERIUM; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RURAL AREA; URBAN AREA; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD CARE; CULTURAL FACTOR; ETHNOLOGY; METHODOLOGY; NEWBORN; POSTNATAL CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIAL CHANGE; URBAN POPULATION; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BREAST FEEDING; CHINA; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT CARE; INFANT, NEWBORN; POSTNATAL CARE; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; QUESTIONNAIRES; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIAL CHANGE; URBAN POPULATION; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 34447644768     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712393     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2393-7-8     Document Type: Article

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