Potentially harmful traditional practices during pregnancy and postpartum
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CONTRACEPTION AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH CARE, cilt.13, sa.3, ss.282-288, 2008 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 13 Sayı: 3
- Basım Tarihi: 2008
- Doi Numarası: 10.1080/13625180802049427
- Dergi Adı: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CONTRACEPTION AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH CARE
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.282-288
- Anahtar Kelimeler: traditional practices, maternal-child health, pregnancy, postpartum, Turkey
- Gazi Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Objectives Culturally embedded attitudes and beliefs affect people's lifestyle and health. Traditional practices such as bathing the baby in salt water to prevent him from smelling bad, regarding pregnancy as a shameful situation, and concealing pregnancy, may cause harm. This descriptive study aimed at identifying potentially harmful practices of married women during pregnancy, delivery and postpartum, in Turkey.