Much work has been done in the last decade to strengthen formal sector services, but much still needs to be done to ensure that biomedical care is accessible, affordable, and of good quality. The formal sector should recognize the Khmer cultural values of harmony and balance as well as deeply ingrained pragmatism and willingness to explore different treatment modalities and design programs with these concepts in mind. An attempt should be made to bridge the cultural divide between biomedical and Khmer cultural views of postpartum. Women’s taxonomies should be the basis of health education materials used to describe postpartum danger signs. The concept of postpartum checks of the uterus for 3 days should be expanded to include more comprehensive assessment of the postpartum women and taught to all trained providers as well as TBAs. Use of emic taxonomies should be incorporated into community health assessment, preservice educational programs, and in service training for TBAs as well as all cadres of professionals who provide care to postpartum women.