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Younger women, and those who are less educated and working in unskilled jobs, are more likely to practice traditional ways. Thus, it important that additional support is given to this group. Cultural beliefs and practices can act as barriers to contemporary care and Thai women may undertake postpartum practices with which health professionals may not always agree. In order to develop and provide effective postpartum care, nurses and other health professionals need to be aware of and sensitive to the cultural needs of clients (Phongphit & Hewison 1990).Rice et al.(1999) studied the experiences of the postpartum hospital stay and return home among Thai mothers in Australia. They found that participants were not happy with specific hospital practices or the hospital environment, as their traditional beliefs were not observed. Although we did not study women’s satisfaction with maternity care, our findings clearly identified the continuing dominance of traditional practices for Thai women and the potential for conflict between traditional and contemporary postpartum practices. While women are in the hospital they may experience conflict until they return home, where they may commence traditional practices. It is important that the evidence base of postpartum practices is shared with women so that they understand contemporary postpartum practices in the health care system.
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