Dear All,
You might be interested to know the childbirth practices in different parts of the world. So, I'm sharing here with you childbirth practices and custom surrounding births and menstruation especially in the western part of Nepal. Here is link
"Birth in Nepal" http://english.aljazeera.net/programmes/witness/2010/05/20105372154435803.html
"Chaupadi: A Sexist Custom" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kqO6XQwsgt4&utm_source=fb053111am&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=chaupadi
Just to let you know that Chau means menses and padi means hut/shelter.
In Nepal, Chaupadi forces women to be isolated in small, unventilated mud sheds during menstruation or after child birth. The custom is based on the belief that menstruating women are unclean and could spread their impurity.
Laxmi Tamang, RN, MPH
Founding member
Midwifery Society of Nepal
Website: http//www.midson.org
and
Founding Manager
APS Birthing Centre
Khashi Bazar, Kalanki, Kathmandu-14
PO Box 8975, EPC 2946
Kalanki, Kathmandu, Nepal
Email: laxtshering@yahoo.com
Website: http//www.apskendra.org.np/Contact
Blog: http//www.laxmitamang.blogspot.com