Oakland University, School of Nursing, Rochester, MI, USA.
MCN Am J Matern Child Nurs. 2011 Jul-Aug;36(4):216-21; quiz 222-3. doi: 10.1097/NMC.0b013e3182177177.
There are clear exemptions in Islam from fasting in Ramadan during sickness, pregnancy, and breastfeeding. Yet, some Muslim women still elect to fast while sick, pregnant, or breastfeeding because of a confluence of social, religious, and cultural factors. Little is known about the physiological effects of fasting during Ramadan on the mother or her unborn baby, and thus nurses and other healthcare providers are faced with the difficult task of providing appropriate medical advice to Muslim women regarding the safety and impact of their fasting. This article describes what is known about this topic and suggests that healthcare professionals learn as much as possible about the multicultural best practices and research-driven information about fasting in order to help Muslim women make informed decisions.
在伊斯兰教中，因病、怀孕和哺乳期可免除斋月期间的斋戒。然而，由于社会、宗教和文化因素的共同作用，一些穆斯林妇女仍然选择在患病、怀孕或哺乳期斋戒。关于斋月期间禁食对母亲或其未出生婴儿的生理影响，人们知之甚少，因此护士和其他医疗保健提供者面临着向穆斯林妇女提供有关斋戒安全性和影响的适当医疗建议的艰巨任务。本文描述了关于这个主题的已知信息，并建议医疗保健专业人员尽可能多地了解有关禁食的多元文化最佳实践和基于研究的信息，以帮助穆斯林妇女做出明智的决定。
