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“Traditional postpartum practices and rituals: a qualitative systematic review” (2007), by Cindy-Lee Dennis, Kenneth Fung, Sophie Grigoriadis, Gail Erlick Robinson, Sarah Romans and Lori Ross
By: Cecilia Chou
| Published: Aug 17, 2017
In the 2007 paper “Traditional postpartum practices and rituals: a qualitative systematic review,” Toronto-based researchers showed that women from…
LiteratureSexual abstinence, PostpartumPostnatal careNew mothersObstetrics
"'Doing the Month': Confinement and Convalescence of Chinese Women After Childbirth" (1978), by Barbara L.K. Pillsbury
By: Cecilia Chou
| Published: Mar 16, 2017
In 1978 Social Science and Medicine published Barbara L.K. Pillsbury's article, 'Doing the Month': Confinement and Convalescence of Chinese Women…
LiteratureMedicine, ChineseTraditional Chinese MedicinePostpartum DepressionPostpartum Period
Ginger as a Treatment for Nausea and Vomiting in Pregnancy by Teraporn Vutyavanich, Theerajana Kraisarin, and Rung-Aroon Ruangsri (1998–2001)
By: Cecilia Chou
| Published: Mar 14, 2017
In 1998 and 1999, Teraporn Vutyavanich, Theerajana Kraisarin, and Rung-Aroon Ruangsri in Thailand showed that ginger alleviated nausea in pregnant…
GingerNauseaPregnancyMorning SicknessHyperemesis Gravidarum
Agent Orange as a Cause of Spina Bifida
By: Cecilia Chou
| Published: Mar 09, 2017
Spina bifida is a birth defect that affects the spines of developing fetuses and infants, and research in the 20th century indicated that chemicals…
Agent OrangeHerbicidesSpina BifidaNeural tube--AbnormalitiesSpinal cord--Abnormalities