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Maternity and reproductive health in Asian societies / edited by Pranee Liamputtong Rice and Lenore Manderson.

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Maternity and reproductive health in Asian societies / edited by Pranee Liamputtong Rice and Lenore Manderson.

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Additional Authors
  • Liamputtong, Pranee, 1955-
  • Manderson, Lenore.
Description
xi, 313 p. : ill., maps; 26 cm.
Summary
  • Important and widely applicable health issues are also addressed, including the perception and management of HIV/AIDS, experiences of menopause and the interaction of cosmopolitan ('Western') medicine with traditional healthcare.
  • This collection examines enduring and topical questions in sexual and reproductive health in a range of contemporary Asian cultures. Beliefs and practices surrounding conception, pregnancy, birth and confinement are studied in culturally specific contexts in Japan, Taiwan, the Philippines, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and Indonesia.
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ISBN
9057020211
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries