concept   traditional birthing practices
culture   Middle Eastern countries
statement   In Middle Eastern cultures, traditional birthing practices involve segregating men and women during childbirth and emphasizing the importance of female relatives attending to the birthing woman.
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# Concept Culture Statement Freq.
1 birth rituals Middle East Aqiqah (naming ceremony) and distribution of meat to the poor is a significant birth ritual 1
2 traditional birthing practices Middle Eastern countries Segregation of men and women during childbirth, with female relatives attending to the birthing woman 1
3 water birth Middle Eastern countries Seen as unusual and not widely practiced 1