Department of Education and Staff Development, Littleton Regional Hospital, Littleton, NH 03561, USA.
J Transcult Nurs. 2010 Oct;21(4):332-41. doi: 10.1177/1043659609360714. Epub 2010 Jul 27.
To describe a healthy mother, a healthy pregnancy, a healthy baby, and the resources essential for achieving these goals from the perspective of Mexican women in a new destination immigrant community in the United States.
Traditional care and health behaviors are often cited to explain the favorable birth outcomes of Mexican-born women in the United States. Little is known about the approaches Mexican women use to have healthy babies in new destination communities.
Eleven Mexican women of childbearing age in the early years of their settlement participated in semifocused ethnographic interviews.
Healthy mothers have good nutrition and abstain from substance use. Healthy pregnancies are worry-free and tranquil, and healthy behaviors are supported by networks of people with good morals who motivate women and provide sound advice. Information needs include vitamin supplementation before and after pregnancy and family planning. English skills and having the courage to go out and meet people are vital for healthy childbearing.
Informed prenatal care programs preserve diet and low substance use behaviors, reduce stress, and provide networking opportunities and information about family planning, prenatal care services, nutrition, and folic acid supplementation.
从墨西哥裔新移民社区的美国女性的角度，描述健康的母亲、健康的妊娠、健康的婴儿以及实现这些目标所需的资源。
传统的护理和健康行为常被用来解释在美国出生的墨西哥裔女性良好生育结局的原因。但对于墨西哥女性在新移民社区中如何实现生育健康的方法知之甚少。
11 名处于生育年龄早期的墨西哥裔移民女性参与了半集中式人种学访谈。
健康的母亲有良好的营养和避免使用药物。健康的妊娠是无忧无虑和宁静的，健康的行为得到了有良好道德的人的支持，这些人激励女性并提供合理的建议。信息需求包括妊娠前后补充维生素和计划生育。英语技能和有勇气外出与人交往对生育健康至关重要。
知情的产前护理计划可保持饮食和低药物使用行为，减轻压力，并提供网络机会以及有关计划生育、产前护理服务、营养和叶酸补充的信息。
