The anthropology of childbirth: A study among the molbog community of Banggi Island, Sabah, Malaysia

Given that remote island communities are often left with limited access to health facilities, especially with regard to pregnancy and childbirth, it comes to no surprise that traditional birthing methods and customs are still widely practiced among the Molbog community of Banggi Island, Sabah, Malay...

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Main Author:	Yong, Pauline Pau Lin
Format:	Thesis
Language:	English English
Published:	2022
Subjects:	GN478-491.7 Social organization
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spelling	my-ums-ep.407302024-10-10T03:59:12Z The anthropology of childbirth: A study among the molbog community of Banggi Island, Sabah, Malaysia 2022 Yong, Pauline Pau Lin GN478-491.7 Social organization Given that remote island communities are often left with limited access to health facilities, especially with regard to pregnancy and childbirth, it comes to no surprise that traditional birthing methods and customs are still widely practiced among the Molbog community of Banggi Island, Sabah, Malaysia. Yet, the documentation of traditional home birthing practices among the Molbog is relatively unheard of. Thus, the main objective of this research was to explore the anthropology of childbirth concerning prenatal care, birth and postpartum practices among the Molbog. An ethnographic approach was used in the data collection that involved living in among the Molbog, observing childbirth and documenting various taboos, bathing practices, and uses of herbal medicine, as well as conducting a series of in-depth interviews with women, family members, village elders and the highly esteemed po’ngungulin (female traditional birth attendants). A second objective of the research was to identify the factors that influence or encourage the Molbog community to continue practising home birth. The current overall scenario is of generally benevolent control of the Molbog women practising their childbirth traditions paralleled with minor forms of medical interventions, especially during prenatal care. Unfortunately, the Molbog community is currently experiencing an increasing medicalization of childbirth and the imminent disappearance of knowledge of traditional childbirth and maternal health practices, when the po’ngungulin are no longer around. 2022 Thesis https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/40730/ https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/40730/1/24%20PAGES.pdf text en public https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/40730/2/FULLTEXT.pdf text en validuser dphil doctoral Universiti Malaysia Sabah Faculty Of Social Sciences And Humanities
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description	Given that remote island communities are often left with limited access to health facilities, especially with regard to pregnancy and childbirth, it comes to no surprise that traditional birthing methods and customs are still widely practiced among the Molbog community of Banggi Island, Sabah, Malaysia. Yet, the documentation of traditional home birthing practices among the Molbog is relatively unheard of. Thus, the main objective of this research was to explore the anthropology of childbirth concerning prenatal care, birth and postpartum practices among the Molbog. An ethnographic approach was used in the data collection that involved living in among the Molbog, observing childbirth and documenting various taboos, bathing practices, and uses of herbal medicine, as well as conducting a series of in-depth interviews with women, family members, village elders and the highly esteemed po’ngungulin (female traditional birth attendants). A second objective of the research was to identify the factors that influence or encourage the Molbog community to continue practising home birth. The current overall scenario is of generally benevolent control of the Molbog women practising their childbirth traditions paralleled with minor forms of medical interventions, especially during prenatal care. Unfortunately, the Molbog community is currently experiencing an increasing medicalization of childbirth and the imminent disappearance of knowledge of traditional childbirth and maternal health practices, when the po’ngungulin are no longer around.
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qualification_name	Doctor of Philosophy (PhD.)
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author	Yong, Pauline Pau Lin
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title	The anthropology of childbirth: A study among the molbog community of Banggi Island, Sabah, Malaysia
title_short	The anthropology of childbirth: A study among the molbog community of Banggi Island, Sabah, Malaysia
title_full	The anthropology of childbirth: A study among the molbog community of Banggi Island, Sabah, Malaysia
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granting_institution	Universiti Malaysia Sabah
granting_department	Faculty Of Social Sciences And Humanities
publishDate	2022
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The anthropology of childbirth: A study among the molbog community of Banggi Island, Sabah, Malaysia

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