Ali Aishah, Howden-Chapman Philippa
Kulliyyah (Faculty) of Nursing, International Islamic University Malaysia, Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia.
J Public Health Manag Pract. 2007 May-Jun;13(3):278-86. doi: 10.1097/01.PHH.0000267686.08282.3c.
This study was undertaken to explore the roles played by bidan kampungs and understand their contribution to rural Malay women during pregnancy and childbirth hundred sixteen pregnant women, 13 Western midwives, and 12 bidan kampungs were recruited using convenience and snowball sampling. Data were collected from focus groups, in-depth interviews, field notes, and observations. The findings indicated that although the women were happy to have Western maternity care, they valued the social and spiritual support received from bidan kampungs during pregnancy and postnatal care. Western care was considered useful for "modern" illnesses. The traditional maternity care that women received included pantang or ritual prohibitions that helped them through pregnancy and helped them achieve better postnatal recovery. The study indicates that there is a need to combine Western and traditional care for the benefit of the pregnant women and their infants' health.
本研究旨在探讨乡村助产士所发挥的作用，并了解她们在农村马来妇女孕期和分娩期间所做的贡献。采用便利抽样和滚雪球抽样法招募了116名孕妇、13名西方助产士和12名乡村助产士。通过焦点小组、深入访谈、实地记录和观察收集数据。研究结果表明，尽管这些妇女很高兴能获得西方产科护理，但她们重视在孕期和产后护理期间从乡村助产士那里得到的社会和精神支持。西方护理被认为对“现代”疾病有用。妇女们接受的传统产科护理包括禁忌或仪式禁令，这些帮助她们度过孕期并实现更好的产后恢复。该研究表明，为了孕妇及其婴儿的健康，有必要将西方护理和传统护理结合起来。
