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ArticleFrontiers in global women's health2026

"We follow what our elders taught us": an ethnographic study of kinship, rituals, and reproductive transitions among women in the GaRBH cohort, Rajasthan, India.

Sonia Maurya, Gagandeep Kaur Walia, Subhash Kumar Jha, Tripti Agarwal, Ruchi Saxena, Helen Lambert, Vipin Gupta

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Sonia MauryaPublic Health & Genomics Labs, Department of Anthropology, University of Delhi, Delhi, India.
Gagandeep Kaur WaliaCHARD, TSB, Ashoka University, Sonipat, India.
Subhash Kumar JhaPublic Health & Genomics Labs, Department of Anthropology, University of Delhi, Delhi, India.
Tripti AgarwalEnvironmental Health, Centre for Chronic Disease Control, New Delhi, India.
Ruchi SaxenaDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Sardar Patel Medical College, Bikaner, India.
Helen LambertDepartment of Population Health Sciences, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom.
Vipin GuptaPublic Health & Genomics Labs, Department of Anthropology, University of Delhi, Delhi, India.

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Abstract

This paper examines the cultural meanings and ritual practices surrounding pregnancy, childbirth, and early infant care in Bikaner, and their implications for maternal and newborn wellbeing. We conducted a qualitative ethnographic study based on in-depth interviews and short-term observations of household rituals with 33 participants, including 13 pregnant women, 11 recently delivered mothers, and 9 elder female family members. The findings reveal that pregnancy is widely perceived as a vulnerable and transformative phase that necessitates heightened care, protection, and collective familial support. Rituals such as

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ethnographic researchIndiainfant carepostpartum cultural practicespregnancy ritualsRajasthanwomen's health

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PMCPMC13661947

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