TY - JOUR AU - Mohd Fahmi Teng, Nur Islami AU - Yahya, Noor Fairuzi Suhana AU - Md Said, Norfarhana AU - Nuzrina , Rachmanida PY - 2022/06/30 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Confinement Diet, Physical Activity and Well-Being of Mothers with a Preterm Infant: A qualitative study JF - Environment-Behaviour Proceedings Journal JA - E-BPJ VL - 7 IS - 20 SE - Health / Healing Environment DO - 10.21834/ebpj.v7i20.3338 UR - https://ebpj.e-iph.co.uk/index.php/EBProceedings/article/view/3338 SP - 219-224 AB - <p><a style="cursor: pointer;" href="https://crossmark.crossref.org/dialog?doi=10.21834/ebpj.v7i20.3338&amp;domain=ebpj.e-iph.co.uk&amp;uri_scheme=http%3A&amp;cm_version=v2.0" data-target="crossmark"><img src="https://ebpj.e-iph.co.uk/xmark.jpg" alt="" /> </a></p><p>The confinement period is part of the Asian culture after giving birth. However, it is not fully understood how this practice affects women's health. This study aims to explore confinement diet and physical activity that may influence the psychosocial well-being of mothers. A focus group discussion was conducted on 22 Malay mothers with infants delivered prematurely. Data were analysed thematically. Four main themes were derived from the analysis; 1) healthy diet, 2) food restriction, 3) fitness and strength 4) barriers. Mothers believe that confinement practices are beneficial to their heath. Therefore, emphasizing on healthy lifestyle during the confinement period is necessary.</p><p>Keywords: breastfeeding; confinement diet; postpartum mothers; well-being</p><p><em>eISSN: 2398-4287 </em><em>© 2022. 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/). Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians/Africans/Arabians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning &amp; Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia.</em></p><p>DOI: <a href="https://doi.org/10.21834/ebpj.v7i20.3338">https://doi.org/10.21834/ebpj.v7i20.3338</a></p> ER -