The tradition of Mambosuri Toba Batak traditional ceremony for a pregnant woman with seven months gestational age for women's physical and mental health

This study aimed to determine the process and meaning of the mambosuri tradition for the physical and mental health of Toba Batak women who give birth to their first child. This research was conducted with qualitative methods with interactive models and anthropolinguistic approach. Mambosuri traditi...

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Published in:Gaceta sanitaria 2021, Vol.35, p.S558-S560
Main Authors: Silaban, Immanuel, Sibarani, Robert
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Mambosuri
Pregnant women
Toba Batak
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Summary:This study aimed to determine the process and meaning of the mambosuri tradition for the physical and mental health of Toba Batak women who give birth to their first child. This research was conducted with qualitative methods with interactive models and anthropolinguistic approach. Mambosuri tradition (7 months) in the Toba Batak tradition is carried out as an initiation, a means used to overcome anxiety in ancient times. In Mambosuri, life was inadequate, causing the death of many women who were pregnant with their first child. The process of mambosuri begins with the welcoming of female family members by male family members. The pregnant women are given their favorite food (sipanganon), a traditional fabric (ulos), rice (boras si pir ni tondi), traditional food (tudu-tudu sipanganon), and inspiring words (hata sigabe-gabe). The tradition of mambosuri is hope and prayer at the time of mambosuri, thus increasing the physical and mental health of a 7-month-old mother will feel calmer and believe there is nothing to worry about until there is nothing to worry about the birth arrives.
ISSN:0213-9111
DOI:10.1016/j.gaceta.2021.07.033