Wives and midwives : childbirth and nutrition in rural Malaysia

Author(s)

• Laderman, Carol

Bibliographic Information

Wives and midwives : childbirth and nutrition in rural Malaysia

Carol Laderman

（Comparative studies of health systems and medical care）

University of California Press, 1987

• : pbk

Note

Originally published 1983

Bibliography: p. 247-259

Includes index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

In this widely-praised study, Carol Laderman provides a vivid picture of the daily life of rural Malays as she focuses on their dietary practices and the ritual and medical aspects of childbirth procedures. Apprenticed to a village midwife and a local shaman, she was able to observe a traditional culture adapting to modern practices.

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Details

• NCID: BB04679634
• ISBN:
  • 0520060369
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Berkeley
• Pages/Volumes: xiv, 267 p., [8] p. of plates
• Size: 21 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : GN635.M4
  • DC19 : 306/.46
  • NDC8 : 495.9
  • NDC8 : 389.239
  • NDC8 : 498.59
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Malays (Asian people) -- Medicine
  • LCSH : Birth customs -- Malaysia -- Terengganu
  • LCSH : Food habits -- Malaysia -- Terengganu
  • LCSH : Puerperium -- Nutritional aspects
  • LCSH : Kampong Merchang (Terengganu) -- Social life and customs
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA00244370