Indonesia consists of more than 13.000 islands. Based on my experiences in doing nutritional survey in some parts of Indonesia, I found that in many parts of Indonesia a traditional belief is very common among pregnant women. The most common belief is that related with the husband’s behaves. The husband should not kill any animals particularly cutting the chicken’s legs. In case this unwritten rule is neglected then the baby will be crimpled such as what the husband has done to the chicken. Furthermore, a pregnant mother should not say anything bad.
While in terms of food taboos, many elder people in the rural area still belief that pregnant women should not eat these foods such as:
- unripe pineapple which may cause miscarriage in early gestation period
- chicken’s leg will make the child’s handwriting is bad
- drinking ice water which may cause a big baby and it will be difficult during labor process.
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