Holroyd E, Katie F K, Chun L S, Ha S W
Department of Nursing, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong.
Health Care Women Int. 1997 May-Jun;18(3):301-13. doi: 10.1080/07399339709516282.
An ethnographic approach was used to explore the cultural practices of Hong Kong Chinese women during the postpartum period. Seven multiparous women were interviewed and asked to reflect on their self-care practices within the family home during the month after the birth of their first child. Content analysis was applied to the interviews and major categories identified: good food and bad blood, poisonous sex, dirt and prohibitions, rest and appeasing the placenta god, and competing loyalties. The indication is that these Chinese mothers had attempted to follow their personally constructed interpretations of traditional customary practices, being influenced by close family members, neighbors, and historical precedent. These women further outlined a number of personal variations to traditional practices in the face of increasingly Western influences. We provide insights into the complexity of issues modern Hong Kong Chinese women face in the first postpartum month and on a more global level highlight the importance of culturally sensitive and congruent nursing practice.
采用人种志方法探索香港华裔女性产后的文化习俗。研究人员采访了7位经产妇，询问她们在第一个孩子出生后的一个月里在家中的自我护理做法。对访谈内容进行了内容分析，并确定了主要类别：美食与恶血、有毒性行为、污垢与禁忌、休息与安抚胎盘神以及相互冲突的忠诚。这表明，这些中国母亲受到亲密家庭成员、邻居和历史先例的影响，试图遵循她们个人对传统习俗的理解。面对日益增长的西方影响，这些女性进一步阐述了传统习俗中的一些个人差异。我们深入了解了现代香港华裔女性在产后第一个月所面临问题的复杂性，并在更广泛的层面上强调了文化敏感且契合的护理实践的重要性。
