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Amongst the Asian, numerous ethnic groups have their personal after birth dietary care. This is primarily based on the belief that the well being of the mother is significantly weakened throughout the childbearing period and the labour process where lots of blood is lost.

For the Ethnic Chinese, the first 30 days following kid birth is known as the 'confinement period'. It is also the most crucial 'window period' where the mother's body is able to absorb the required nutrients in it is maximum capacity. During the confinement period, the new mother is to stay at home and avoid going out so as to minimise the exposure to wind (adverse weather condition) and crowd.

A reside-in confinement lady is generally employed to do the cooking and caring of the mother and the new born.

There are variations in the kind of meals and the cooking amongst the various dialect groups (or different provinces in China). However, the primary components utilized are essentially the same.

In Chinese Confinement meals, the primary ingredients and herbs used are Ginger, wine and black vinegar.

Ginger is believed to possess warm and heaty properties which is required to 'drive away the winds' in the physique. The pores of the skins are believed to have opened up and the joints loosen to prepare for
labour and stay in a loose state for a brief period after delivery. This is when the 'winds' from the climate will enter the physique if one is exposed to a windy atmosphere. The ginger would counter the coolness and the wind effect on the body.

Black vinegar is used to cleanse the womb of residual blood clot. It is commonly cooked with Ginger and Pig trotters and simmer for several hours till the trotters are tender and tasty. This dish is cooked in big pot and eaten over a number of days.

Wine particularly tonic wine is useful in warming and nourishing the body. It is also believed to assist in the blood production and circulatory process. Therefore, meals or soup are cooked with lot of wine and ginger for this reason.

Confinement mothers are also encouraged to drink tonic wine. If she is breastfeeding, timing of wine consumption will have to be carefully planned out.

An additional typical dish for breastfeeding mum is fish soup cooked with ginger and raw papaya. It is extremely effective in inducing milk production by the milk glands.

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