Farry Annabel, Crowther Susan
Pract Midwife. 2014 Jun;17(6):10-3.
Midwives in New Zealand work within a unique cultural context. This calls for an understanding and appreciation of biculturalism and the equal status of Mãori and Europeans as the nation's founding peoples. This paper is the first of two papers that explore the notions of cultural safety and competence. Exploration and discussion take place in the New Zealand context, yet have transferable implications for midwives everywhere. This first paper provides a background to practice in a bicultural country where cultural safety strategies were introduced over 20 years ago to help reduce health disparities. The implications of these strategies are examined. The second paper will focus on midwifery education and practice.
新西兰的助产士在独特的文化背景下工作。这需要理解和欣赏二元文化主义，以及毛利人和欧洲人作为该国建国民族的平等地位。本文是探讨文化安全和能力概念的两篇论文中的第一篇。探讨和讨论是在新西兰的背景下进行的，但对各地的助产士都有可借鉴的意义。第一篇论文提供了一个在二元文化国家的实践背景，在那里，20多年前就引入了文化安全策略以帮助减少健康差距。本文将研究这些策略的影响。第二篇论文将聚焦于助产士教育与实践。
