Callister L C, Vehvilainen-Julkunen K, Lauri S
J Holist Nurs. 1996 Mar;14(1):66-78. doi: 10.1177/089801019601400105.
The purpose of this comparative cross-cultural study was to describe the cultural/religious perception of the childbirth experiences of selected childbearing women. Finnish Lutheran women's beliefs and perceptions of childbirth were compared with those of Canadian Orthodox Jewish and American Mormon women. Methodological triangulation was achieved through semistructured, open-ended interviews and use of the Utah Test for the childbearing Year (UTCY). Canadian Orthodox Jewish women showed a significantly higher level of reliance on authority figures to ensure positive outcomes and significantly less active participation in childbirth care decisions. The Finnish Lutheran women showed less valuing of childbearing and childrearing, which may be related to a less active religious belief system and the view by Finnish women that motherhood is only one of a multiplicity of roles viewed as important. There is a need to understand and appreciate the cultural beliefs and values of childbearing women to facilitate more culturally sensitive and holistic nursing care.
这项比较性跨文化研究的目的是描述部分育龄妇女分娩经历的文化/宗教认知。将芬兰路德教妇女对分娩的信仰和认知与加拿大东正教犹太妇女及美国摩门教妇女的进行比较。通过半结构化、开放式访谈以及使用生育年犹他测试（UTCY）实现了方法的三角互证。加拿大东正教犹太妇女在确保良好分娩结局方面对权威人物的依赖程度显著更高，而在分娩护理决策中的积极参与度则显著更低。芬兰路德教妇女对生育和养育子女的重视程度较低，这可能与宗教信仰体系不够活跃以及芬兰女性认为母亲身份只是众多重要角色之一的观念有关。有必要了解并尊重育龄妇女的文化信仰和价值观，以便提供更具文化敏感性和整体性的护理服务。
