Pregnancy and Childbirth in Tibet: Knowledge, Perspectives, and Practices
2009; Springer Nature (Netherlands); Linguagem: Inglês
10.1007/978-90-481-2599-9_13
ISSN2215-1761
Autores Tópico(s)Birth, Development, and Health
ResumoTo Tibetans life does not begin at birth, but rather at conception. After death, a being’s consciousness… wanders in an intermediate realm until impelled by the forces of its own karma to enter a womb at the instant of conception. Gestation is a hazardous time when women try to consume foods and seek spiritual means to prevent any harm coming to their growing baby. Once born, the child must fight for survival against daunting odds. Infancy is fraught with more hazards than any other stage of the life course, and the infant mortality rate in Nubri is frightfully high. Nearly one in every four children born alive does not live to see his or her first birthday. (Childs 2004: 38)
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