Laos: Traditions And Plant Use During Pregnancy, Childbirth And Postpartum Recovery By The Kry ...

Laos: Traditions And Plant Use During Pregnancy, Childbirth And Postpartum Recovery By The Kry Ethnic Group In Lao PDR Vichith Lamxay, Hugo J. de Boer, and Lars Bjork, 2011   Background: 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 traditional medicine. Little is known of the Kry, a small ethnic group whose...

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