Maternity and Reproductive Health in Asian Societies

This collection examines enduring and topical questions in sexual and reproductive health in a range of contemporary Asian cultures. Beliefs and practices surrounding conception pregnancy birth and confinement are studies in culturally specific contexts in Japan Taiwan the Philippines Thailand Laos Cambodia and Indonesia. Important and widely applicable health issues are also addressed including the perception and management of HIV/AIDS experiences of menopause and the interaction of cosmopolitan (western'') medicine with traditional healthcare.