Overview

This collection examines enduring and topical questions in sexual and reproductive health in a range of contemporary Asian cultures. Beliefs and practices surrounding conception, pregnancy, birth and confinement are studied in culturally specific contexts in Japan, Taiwan and the Philippines, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and Indonesia. Widely applicable health issues are also addressed, including the perception and management of HIV/AIDS, experiences of menopause and the interaction of cosmopolitan (""western"") medicine with traditional healthcare.

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Author:   Pranee Liamputtong Rice ,  Lenore Manderson ,  Pranee Liamputtong Rice
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.760kg
ISBN:  

9789057020216

ISBN 10:   9057020211
Pages:   326
Publication Date:   01 September 1997
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

"Japanese women's view on having children: the concepts of Sazu-kara and Tsuku-ru; of blood and foetuses: female fertility and women's reproductive health in a north Balinese village; health beliefs and the use of antenatal care among pregnant women in southern Thailand; the use of health services by Filipino women during childbearing episodes; journey to the land of light: birth among Hmong women; a baby is born is Site 2 Camp: pregnancy, birth and confinement among Cambodian refugee women; healers and modern health services: antenatal, birthing and postpartum care in rural east Lombok, Indonesia; women as ""good citizens"": maternal and child health in a Sasak village; Tso Yueh-tzu (sitting the month) in contemporary Taiwan; white blood and falling wombs: ethnogynaecology in northeast Thailand; ""no problem"": reproductive tract infections in Indonesia; blood beliefs in a transitional culture in northeastern Thailand; only when I have borne all my children!: the menopause in Hmong women; ""vectors"" and ""protectors"": women and HIV/AIDS in the Lao People's Democratic Republic."

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