Background: One of the maternal health care strategies identified by the World Health
Organization as being crucial for saving lives of pregnant women, which also serves as an …

Several studies have noted that, besides inadequate availability of health care services in
many areas, especially the less developed countries, certain disease-specific and …

Background: Neonatal care practices are different in different communities. Before any
intervention planned to reduce mortality and mortality in community, understanding of local …

INTRODUCTION: Culture includes the values of a people and affects nurturing of children as
well as illness attribution. In spite of scientific discoveries, traditional practices that relate to …

Background: Maternal mortality remains a public health challenge despite the global
progress made toward its reduction. Cultural beliefs and traditional practices contribute to …

Though there are prenatal and perinatal protocols across the African continent, traditional
practices are commonly used. Improving maternal health requires an understanding of local …

Background: The role of prevalent culturally driven beliefs and practices in influencing home-
based newborn care has not been adequately studied, especially in North India. Methods …

Culture may be defined as a shared system of beliefs, values, and behavioural expectations
that provide social structure for daily living. Much of the woman's behaviour during the …

Postpartum cultural beliefs and practices are widely prevalent in northern Nigeria. Using a
cross-sectional survey, we set out to examine contemporary postpartum beliefs and …

Religiosity and health are inter-related especially within the African context where illnesses
have been linked to spiritual effects many years ago. Pregnancy is a physiological …