Period | Positive beliefs and practices |
Pregnancy | Eating of meat, fish, fruits, vegetables |
Prevention of strenuous activities | |
Crossing of legs while sitting | |
| Negative beliefs and practices |
Pregnancy | Avoidance of snails, groundnut, ripped plantain, mango, Milo |
The use of herbs in managing danger signs | |
Perceiving the swelling of hands and feet, abdominal pains and profuse vomiting as normal | |
Attributing edema of feet and hands to twins, baby boy, big baby. | |
Late registration of ANC due to evil eyes/witchcraft | |
Labour | Attributing prolonged labour to curse/spiritual forces |
Culture of home delivery | |
Managing labour complications with herbs and other traditional measures |