Healthy Mothers and Healthy (New) Lives in Hong Kong: Contributions to Maternal and Fetal Health by Traditional Knowledge Reinvented

EasyChair Preprint no. 1691

Abstract

Similar to many highly urbanized megacities in the world, currently Hong Kong has a low birth rate and is seeing an aging population.  This is a very different picture from the Hong Kong 40 years ago, which was generally considered as a high point of economic progression and in turn the beginning of a solid sense of identity as Hong Kong citizens.  40 years on, due to social, political and economic changes we experienced, becoming a parent is no longer a preferred choice for many local citizens.  Pregnant women are not a common sight and besides the governmental encouragement, in the community, specific care and attention to the wellbeing of mothers have been developed.  In the presentation I am sharing some of the most recent examples such as (Buddhist) maternal meditation practices, and maternal healthcare offered by Traditional Chinese Medicine as assisting care throughout the pregnancy period.Similar to many highly urbanized megacities in the world, currently Hong Kong has a low birth rate and is seeing an aging population.  This is a very different picture from the Hong Kong 40 years ago, which was generally considered as a high point of economic progression and in turn the beginning of a solid sense of identity as Hong Kong citizens.  40 years on, due to social, political and economic changes we experienced, becoming a parent is no longer a preferred choice for many local citizens.  Pregnant women are not a common sight and besides the governmental encouragement, in the community, specific care and attention to the wellbeing of mothers have been developed.  In the presentation I am sharing some of the most recent examples such as (Buddhist) maternal meditation practices, and maternal healthcare offered by Traditional Chinese Medicine as assisting care throughout the pregnancy period.

Keyphrases: Buddhist Meditation, Healthcare development in Hong Kong, life stories, maternal health

@Booklet{EasyChair:1691,
  author = {Amy Wai Sum Lee},
  title = {Healthy Mothers and Healthy (New) Lives in Hong Kong: Contributions to Maternal and Fetal Health by Traditional Knowledge Reinvented},
  howpublished = {EasyChair Preprint no. 1691},

  year = {EasyChair, 2019}}