Do Condoms Fit Indonesian Culture?
While many countries in the Asia-Pacific have achieved progress in combatting AIDS, Indonesia’s number of cases is growing – thanks...
Pregnancy
Indonesian Housewife and Her One Hour Pregnancy
In Mandalasari Village, Puspahiang District, Tasikmalaya Regency, West Java, Heni was going on about her day as normal. At 8pm...
Pregnancy Rate Concerns Due to Coronavirus
The Head of DP2KBP3A, or Population Control Department for Family Planning for Women’s Empowerment and Child Protection, of Bandung Regency,...
Indonesian Official Claims Pregnancy Caused by Sharing Swimming Pools with Men
A commissioner of Indonesia’s Child Protection Commission (KPAI) raised eyebrows after warning that women could become pregnant if they use...
An Expat Guide: Having a Baby Naturally in Jakarta
Pregnancy can be a time of great unease, especially if it’s your first. Add to the mix a foreign country,...
Phantom Pregnancies
Getting married and having children are essential rites of passage in Indonesia. So great is the pressure to produce progeny,...
Women’s Health Through Chinese Medicine
Women today have many pressures—from young girls studying and balancing relationships, to middle-aged women juggling work, and orchestrating family life,...