Table 3.

Mothers diet during different postpartum periods

Day 1–Day 14 (n = 271)	n (%)
Rice with dry meat or fish only	97 (35.7)
Glutinous rice with salt only	42 (15.5)
Glutinous rice with salt during 3 days,	132 (48.7)
then rice with dry meat or fish	72 (26.5)
+ fruits (oranges)	19 (7.0)
+ cooked vegetables	26 (9.5)
+ meat or fish soup + fruit	15 (5.5)
+ vegetables	0
Day 15–Day 30 (n = 234) rice with dry meat or fish	87 (37.1)
+cooked vegetables	34 (14.5)
+ meat or fish soup and fruit	24 (10.2)
+ meat or fish soup, vegetables and fruit	89 (38.0)
Day 30–Day 90 (n = 116)
Standard Lao adult meal	41 (35.3)
without spices and fermented meal	36 (31.0)
without animal with 'white' skina	39 (33.6)
Only home productb,c	91 (78.4)

^abeef, pork, chicken.

^bProduced by the family with no food bought from the market and always cooked (preferably grilled).

^cAfter 90 days 38.8% women still restricted their food to home product.