Qualitative Study on Maternal Postpartum Health Care on Malayan People in Pontianak

The strong culture of the Malay an tribe in Pontianak has led to a way of postpartum maternal health care that is different from other tribes. This study discusses Post Partum Maternal Health Care in Malay an in Pontianak with a qualitative approach. This type of research is ethnographic. This research was conducted in East Pontianak Subdistrict, in the Malay an ethnic community in the Malay village. Key informants in this study are community leaders and postpartum mothers' informants. Data analysis in this research is data reduction, data presentation, and conclusion drawing/verification. The results showed that postpartum health care commonly practiced by Malay an people was drinking herbs and stews, using stagen, using param and pilis, then the mother's body was massaged for 40 days. There are also restrictions and suggestions during the postpartum period in Malay an people in Pontianak. Th is abstinence and recommendations are in the form of food consumed, activities that may and may not be carried out, and clothing that should be used during the postpartum period. This treatment is inseparable from the mystical elements of belief believed by Malay an tribes in Pontianak.