Alimentación cultural en el contexto de la estructura familiar en gestantes y puérperas de la parroquia Cojitambo, año 2023

Abstract

Care practices based on beliefs and customs about the reproductive process have been present throughout the world since ancient times, and vary depending on the culture of the region, especially food culture (1). For this reason, the relevance of the study of local cultural associations stands out, which allows us to get closer to the knowledge of practices (2). Aim: Describe the cultural dietary practices of pregnant and postpartum women in the Cojitambo parish, in the context of family structure, 2023. Methodology: Qualitative, phenomenological study, applied to 15 pregnant and postpartum women from the Cojitambo parish through convenience sampling. Categories: Family Structure, Food practices, Complicit nature, Benefits of ancestral food and Cultural transmission. A semi-structured interview and a genogram were applied to each participant, processing the information with the Wordle program. The information was triangulated with community leaders and finally the narrative analysis was carried out. Results: Nutritional practices in the pregnant woman are based on the benefit of the child, and are developed through organic nutrition; However, in the postpartum period it has a more cultural connotation, where the mother has a greater role. All the interviewees complied with the eating practices, evident as repetitive patterns and consolidated social representations. Conclusion: It is possible to describe the cultural eating practices of pregnant and postpartum women in the Cojitambo parish. Its generational transmitters are female figures. They were fulfilled in all families, regardless of their typology.