Talk:Postpartum confinement

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Redirecting for now

@GeorgineLeung: @Bazj: I've redirected this for now, but offhand I can see postpartum confinement meriting its own article. For some reason I'd like to say that this is practiced in places other than East Asia, although admittedly I'm drawing on some dusty memory from one of my anthropology or religion classes from college so I could be wrong on that. Even so, I can see this meriting its own article at some point as long as Georgine could produce enough sourcing to justify this. I'll drop a note at the applicable WikiProjects asking for help. If/when this gets more sourcing, I have no problem with this getting un-redirected. Tokyogirl79 (｡◕‿◕｡) 05:36, 23 March 2016 (UTC)

• The subsection at Postpartum_period#East_Asia has other cultures that do the same, so I can see where this could potentially be considered redundant information. Still, worth checking just to make sure. Tokyogirl79 (｡◕‿◕｡) 05:38, 23 March 2016 (UTC)
• The CSD nomination was facially invalid, and the nom in question (who is experienced enough to know better) ought to be ashamed of making such an obvious mistake. This has 600 words; the other section contains 133. Four times the number of words does not qualify for {{db-g10}}, even if we pretend (and we can't) that the title wasn't a valid redirect. This is, in fact, a perfectly good start to a desirable article. We should keep it and expand it. WhatamIdoing (talk) 16:01, 23 March 2016 (UTC)

Are you kidding me?

They don't wash for 30 (or more) days? Wow. Then after that they suddenly "make contact with water" in hope of washing off the accumulated 30-days old filth? Can't be! It might have been apparent in ancient China where everyday toilet wasn't that important, but this can't be true in XXI century. 116.236.205.123 (talk) 08:11, 13 June 2017 (UTC)CommieBandito

Globalise

I've done what I can to bring in other cultures, but this article could do with a lot more examples, and a theoretical overview. Carbon Caryatid (talk) 12:29, 14 April 2018 (UTC)

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Suggested External Links section

Hello fellow editors,

I recently contributed several sourced expansions to this article (Health Effects, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Vietnam, and Diaspora sections). During my research I came across two resources that may be useful additions to the External links section. I am disclosing upfront that I have a conflict of interest — I am affiliated with the site below — and am following best practices by proposing these on the Talk page rather than adding them directly.

Proposed links:

• Chinese Confinement (Zuo Yue Zi) — Complete Guide — A comprehensive English-language guide to the Chinese postpartum confinement tradition, covering practices, dietary rules, and modern adaptations. Relevant under WP:ELYES criteria #1 (information not in the article) and #3 (encyclopedic context).
• Postpartum Confinement Rules — Cross-Cultural Overview — A cross-cultural overview of confinement practices across Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese, and other Asian traditions, with practical detail beyond what the article covers.

Why these may meet WP:EL criteria:

• Both provide substantial, encyclopedic content not duplicated in the article
• They cover practical aspects (dietary protocols, do's/don'ts, regional variations) that complement the academic focus here
• No paywall or registration required
• Content is original, not copied from Wikipedia

I welcome the community's assessment. If editors feel these do not meet WP:ELYES standards, I fully respect that decision.

StephanieLin Editor (talk) 02:56, 18 March 2026 (UTC)