Postpartum food taboos and dietary intake among Malay women

Malay culture believes that during parturition heat is Joss and the women undergo a state of outrageously cold. Malay women comply a 40-day period of resting in accordance with Islamic beliefs. This present study aims to describe the postpartum food taboos and dietary intakes among Malay women, t...

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Main Author: Kamarudin, Nur Fariehan
Format: Monograph
Language:English
Published: Pusat Pengajian Sains Kesihatan, Universiti Sains Malaysia 2013
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Online Access:http://eprints.usm.my/57475/1/NUR%20FARIEHAN%20BIN%20KAMARUDIN-24%20pages.pdf