Collins Stephen C, Kim Soorin, Chan Esther
Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, Yale School of Medicine, 150 Sargent Drive, Second Floor, New Haven, CT, 06511, USA.
Department of Sociology, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA.
J Relig Health. 2018 Dec;57(6):2230-2240. doi: 10.1007/s10943-017-0536-4.
Religion can have a significant influence on the experience of infertility. However, it is unclear how many US women turn to religion when facing infertility. Here, we examine the utilization of prayer and clergy counsel among a nationally representative sample of 1062 infertile US women. Prayer was used by 74.8% of the participants, and clergy counsel was the most common formal support system utilized. Both prayer and clergy counsel were significantly more common among black and Hispanic women. Healthcare providers should acknowledge the spiritual needs of their infertile patients and ally with clergy when possible to provide maximally effective care.
宗教可能会对不孕不育的经历产生重大影响。然而，尚不清楚有多少美国女性在面对不孕不育时会求助于宗教。在此，我们对1062名具有全国代表性的美国不孕女性样本进行研究，考察她们祈祷及寻求神职人员咨询的情况。74.8%的参与者会祈祷，神职人员咨询是最常使用的正式支持系统。祈祷和神职人员咨询在黑人和西班牙裔女性中更为常见。医疗服务提供者应认识到不孕患者的精神需求，并尽可能与神职人员合作，以提供最有效的护理。
