Traditional beliefs and practices in pregnancy, childbirth and postpartum: A review of the evidence from Asian countries

M Withers, N Kharazmi, E Lim - Midwifery, 2018 - Elsevier
INTRODUCTION: Asian women suffer the largest proportion of the world's maternal deaths.
To reduce this, policymakers and healthcare providers must encourage women with …

Hidden realities of infant feeding: Systematic review of qualitative findings from parents

AM Dattilo, RS Carvalho, R Feferbaum, S Forsyth… - Behavioral …, 2020 - mdpi.com
A growing, global conversation, regarding realities and challenges that parents experience
today is ever-present. To understand recent parent's attitudes, beliefs, and perceptions …

[HTML][HTML] Cultural beliefs and health-seeking practices: Rural Zambians' views on maternal-newborn care

JM Buser, CA Moyer, CJ Boyd, D Zulu… - Midwifery, 2020 - Elsevier
Background-Far too many newborns die or face serious morbidity in Zambia, as in many
other sub-Saharan African countries. New knowledge is needed to enhance our …

Fuzzy cognitive map** and soft models of indigenous knowledge on maternal health in Guerrero, Mexico

I Sarmiento, S Paredes-Solís, D Loutfi, A Dion… - BMC medical research …, 2020 - Springer
Background Effective health care requires services that are responsive to local needs and
contexts. Achieving this in indigenous settings implies communication between traditional …

Cultural considerations and beliefs surrounding preterm birth in Kenya and South Africa

C Milford, E Smith, K Ngure, NB Thuo, S Newmann… - Reproductive health, 2023 - Springer
Background Preterm birth (PTB) is a global health epidemic, sub-Saharan Africa is severely
impacted due to its limited healthcare resources. Pregnancy knowledge, cultural beliefs and …

Conceptions of pregnancy health and motivations for healthful behavior change among women in American Samoa

EL Kocher, JMS Lamb, ST McGarvey… - Women and Birth, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract Background American Samoan women are particularly at risk of obesity-related non-
communicable disease (NCD), requiring efficacious interventions to protect their health and …

Modifiable socio-cultural beliefs and practices influencing early and adequate utilisation of antenatal care in rural Bangladesh: a qualitative study

MK Nisha, A Alam, A Rahman, C Raynes-Greenow - Midwifery, 2021 - Elsevier
Objective Our objective was to explore the socio-cultural factors that influence women's early
and adequate utilisation of antenatal care (ANC) in rural Bangladesh. Methods A qualitative …

Using the theoretical domains framework to identify the sociocultural barriers and enablers to access and use of primary and maternal healthcare services by rural …

SK Chanda, GA McHugh, M Horne - BMC Health Services Research, 2024 - Springer
In Bangladesh, increasing the use of primary healthcare (PHC) and maternal healthcare
(MHC) services is the main focus of achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development …

The impact of health perceptions and beliefs on access to care for migrants and refugees.

KJ Zwi, L Woodland, J Kalowski… - Journal of Cultural …, 2017 - search.ebscohost.com
Abstract Families from migrant and refugee backgrounds have a right to expect safe and
high quality health care in their country of settlement. In order for health care teams to …

Galactagogue Food Consumption, Perception of Insufficient Milk Supply, and Exclusive Breastfeeding in Chinese Postpartum Women: An Analysis of Repeated …

Q Shen, CR Huang, WW Du, JY Li… - Journal of …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Introduction: Little research has explored galactagogue food consumption in China. This
study aims to investigate consumption patterns and how they relate to perceived insufficient …