Brathwaite Angela Cooper, Williams Charmaine C
Durham Region Public Health Department, Whitby, Ontario, Canada.
J Obstet Gynecol Neonatal Nurs. 2004 Nov-Dec;33(6):748-55. doi: 10.1177/0884217504270671.
To explore the connections between culture and expectations surrounding the childbirth experience for professional Chinese Canadian women.
Descriptive and qualitative, using ethnographic interview.
Women were recruited from a community health care center in metropolitan Toronto.
Six professional Chinese Canadian women who had experienced at least one childbirth.
The respondents described adherence to many traditional values, beliefs, and practices throughout the pregnancy and childbirth experience. However, some practices were modified to address functioning in a context that could not support full expression of cultural traditions. Recent immigration to Canada was associated with less adherence to traditional Chinese rituals and beliefs.
Nurses cannot make assumptions about who will use traditional cultural practices or about the circumstances in which they are relevant. Nurses need to be aware of cultural expectations so they can provide culturally competent care, but they should also be aware of how to engage in discussions to clarify individual patient priorities.
探讨加拿大华裔职业女性的文化与分娩体验期望之间的联系。
采用人种志访谈的描述性定性研究。
从大多伦多地区的一个社区医疗中心招募女性。
六名至少经历过一次分娩的加拿大华裔职业女性。
受访者描述了在整个孕期和分娩过程中坚持许多传统价值观、信仰和习俗。然而，一些习俗因应在无法充分展现文化传统的环境中生活的需要而有所调整。近期移民到加拿大与较少坚持中国传统仪式和信仰有关。
护士不能假定谁会采用传统文化习俗或这些习俗适用的情况。护士需要了解文化期望，以便提供具有文化胜任力的护理，但他们也应该知道如何进行讨论以明确个体患者的优先事项。
