Postnatal confinement among Malay women: Comparing practices between two different generations

Bahiyah Abdullah; Suzanna Daud; Mariam Mohamad; Akmal Z M Zahid

doi:10.21834/e-bpj.v4i12.1911

Authors

Bahiyah Abdullah Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM)
Suzanna Daud Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM)
Mariam Mohamad Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM)
Akmal Z M Zahid Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21834/e-bpj.v4i12.1911

Keywords:

post-partum, puerperium, traditional, era

Abstract

This study aimed to determine the difference in postnatal confinement practice between two different generations. It was an unmatched cross-sectional study involving 200 women. Women aged less than 50, and 50 years old or more, were grouped as younger and older generation, respectively. This study showed there were significant differences in postnatal confinement practice including the pattern of food restriction and some traditional postnatal care practices (less sexual abstinence, hot compression, herbal bath and avoiding social outing among women from younger generations). Clinically proven intervention should be recommended, and harmful practices should be discouraged to ensure a safe confinement practice.

Keywords: Â post-partum; puerperium; traditional; eraÂ

eISSN: 2398-4287 Â© 2019. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA cE-Bs by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open access article under the CC BYNC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peerâ€“review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21834/e-bpj.v4i12.1911

Author Biography

Bahiyah Abdullah, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM)

A consultant obstetrician and gynaecologist, subspecialise in Urogynaecology, and currently Head of Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Medicine, UiTM

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