"Nothing special, everything is maamuli": socio-cultural and family practices influencing the perinatal period in urban India.

<h4>Background</h4>Globally, India contributes the largest share in sheer numbers to the burden of maternal and infant under-nutrition, morbidity and mortality. A major gap in our knowledge is how socio-cultural practices and beliefs influence the perinatal period and thus perinatal outc...

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Main Authors: Shanti Raman, Krishnamachari Srinivasan, Anura Kurpad, Husna Razee, Jan Ritchie
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0111900