The changing tradition of Chinese confinement in Singapore : food, folklore and the family.

The existing literature on the confinement tradition focuses on anthropological documentation of postpartum practices, the nutritional and psychological aspects of these practices and its effects on mothers. This research, however, provides an overview of Chinese confinement with a focus on dietary...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Chen, Quin Hui.
Other Authors: Geoffrey Benjamin
Format: Final Year Project (FYP)
Language:English
Published: 2010
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10356/34200