Traditions and plant use during pregnancy, childbirth and postpartum recovery by the Kry ethnic group in Lao PDR

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Activities and diet during the postpartum period are culturally dictated in many Southeast Asian cultures, and a period of confinement is observed. Plants play an important role in recovery during the postpartum period in diet and tr...

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Main Authors: de Boer Hugo J, Lamxay Vichith, Björk Lars
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-05-01
Series:Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine
Online Access:http://www.ethnobiomed.com/content/7/1/14