Indigenous birth practices in rural Bangladesh and their implications for a maternal and child health programme
By: Shushum Bhatia, J. Chakraborty, A.S.G. Faruque.
Contributors: Chakraborty, J.; Faruque, A. S. G.
Series: Scientific report /International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh ;; no. 26; Scientific report (International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladeash) ;; no. 26.
Publisher: International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh
Published: 1979
Place of publication: Dacca
Language: eng
Number of pages: 18
Subjects: Birth customs -- Bangladesh -- Matlab Bāzār Thana.; Childbirth -- Bangladesh -- Matlab Bāzār Thana.; Maternal health services -- Bangladesh -- Matlab Bāzār Thana.; Children -- Health and hygiene -- Bangladesh -- Matlab Bāzār Thana.; Matlab Bāzār Thana (Bangladesh) -- Social life and customs.
Description: Survey of traditional practices associated with pregnancy, child birth, puerperium, etc. in the villages of Matlab Thana, Comilla District, for effective maternal and child health care programming.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 17-18).