Motivations for food prohibitions during pregnancy and their enforcement mechanisms in a rural Ghanaian district

Conclusions:
Food taboos and traditional beliefs targeting pregnant women exist in Upper Manya Krobo. Pregnant women are forbidden from eating snails, rats, snakes, hot foods and animal lungs. To a large extent, socio-cultural, and to a lesser, health concerns motivate the practice.

Source: Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine - July 17, 2015 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Samson ArzoaquoiEdward EssumanFred GbagboEric TenkorangIreneous SoyiriAmos Laar Source Type: research