Maternity and reproductive health in Asian societies
By: edited by Pranee Liamputtong Rice and Lenore Manderson.
Contributors: Liamputtong, Pranee, 1955-; Manderson, Lenore.
Publisher: Harwood Academic
Published: 1996
Place of publication: Australia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 313
Subjects: Human reproduction -- Southeast Asia; Child care -- Southeast Asia; Maternal health services -- Southeast Asia; Obstetrics -- Southeast Asia; Hygiene, Sexual -- Southeast Asia
Description: 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, the Philippines, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and Indonesia.

Important and 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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.