Jewish Laws, Customs, and Practice in Labor, Delivery, and Postpartum Care

Noble, Anita; Rom, Miriam; Wicks, Mona; Engelhardt, Kay; Woloski-Wruble, Anna C.

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“…Multiple minority cultures have been identified as having lower screening rates for preventive health care and lower overall health care use (Hasnain et al, 2011;Koo, Kwok, White, D'Abrew, & Roydhouse, 2012;Padela et al, 2011). Issues of modesty are pertinent to many of these cultures, especially ultra-Orthodox Israeli women (Freund, Cohen, & Azaiza, 2013).…”

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“…"Culture-based modesty" is defined as modesty that is imposed by formal doctrines or rules of specific cultures regarding dress, behavior, sexual activity, and social activities between genders (Andrews, 2011;Noble, Rom, Newsome-Wicks, Englehardt, & Woloski-Wruble, 2009;Padela, Gunter, Killawi, & Heisler, 2011;Williamson & Harrison, 2010). Specifically, both Jewish and Muslim/Arab cultures share extensive similar explicit rules regarding modesty for women and girls (Aiken, 1992;Andrews, 2006;Lawrence & Rozmus, 2001).…”

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“…Muslim and/or Arab modesty originates from guidelines on "gender" and have been reported as barriers to health screening (Hasnain, Connell, Menon, & Tranmer, 2011;Lawrence & Rozmus, 2001;Padela et al, 2011;Rajaram & Rashidi, 1999). Rules include interaction between men and women and rules for dress, exposure of the body, and contact with the opposite gender for health care (emergency excepted).…”

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“…Although there are several monograph-type descriptions of life event moments for Jewish patients, these are based on Orthodox Jewish needs. Research has focused on nursing a woman during child birth (Noble et al, 2009;Rassin, Klug, Nathanzon, Kan, & Silner, 2009) or death rituals (Loike et al, 2010) and special knowledge nurses caring for Jewish patients may need to know for providing culturally competent care (Berkowitz, 2008;Spector, 2013). Yet Jewishness is more than religiosity; thus, to be highly Jewish, one does not necessarily have to be highly religious.…”

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“…Modesty among Orthodox Jewish women ranges from being extremely modest whereby the hair is always covered by a married women with either a wig, scarf, or hat (Seigelshifer & Hartman, 2011); arms are covered at least to below the elbow; necklines extend past the collarbone; and only dresses or skirts are worn which cover the knee, usually extending to the ankle (Andrews, 2006;Noble et al, 2009). Some groups, considered ultra-Orthodox or haredi, always wear stockings or socks so that none of the body can be viewed by an outsider; some dress in the dark or under covers so as not to expose the body at all (Andrews, 2006;Rotem, 1997;Shulchan Aruch, 2013, Even HaEzer §115:4).…”

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Developing a Measure of Cultural-, Maturity-, or Esteem-Driven Modesty Among Jewish Women

Andrews

2014

Res Theory Nurs Pract

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Understanding modesty and how it relates to religiosity among Jewish women was relatively unexplained, and as part of a larger study, a measure was needed. The purpose of this article is to report on three studies which represent the three stages of instrument development of a measure of modesty among Jewish women, "Your Views of Modesty": (a) content/concept definition; (b) instrument development; and (c) evaluation of the psychometric properties of the instrument: reliability and validity. In Study I, Q methodology was used to define the domain and results suggesting that modesty has multidimensions. In Study II, an instrument was developed based on distinctive perspectives from each group or what was important and not so important. This formed a 25-item Likert scale. In Study III, a survey of 300 Jewish women revealed internal consistency estimates with Cronbach's alpha 0.92, indicating high degree of internal consistency reliability for "Your Views of Modesty." For construct validity, four factors were found explaining 55% of the variance of modesty: (a) religion-driven, (b) maturity-driven, (c) esteem-driven, and (d) public-based modesty was identified. "Your Views of Modesty" shows good evidence for reliability and validity in this Jewish population.

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Emunas Chachamim (faith in the sages): A prenatal genetic counseling needs assessment of Orthodox Jewish clergy in Los Angeles

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Wilson,

Petrasek

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Journal of Genetic Counseling

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The Jewish population's high risk for certain genetic conditions is well established. The Orthodox Jewish community, a denomination of the larger Jewish population, has distinct customs and cultural practices and a complex relationship with Western medicine and medical genetics. Clergy play a central role as stakeholders in the Orthodox Jewish community, and their input often informs key medical decisions for their congregants. Orthodox clergy have a unique structure for advising their community members, which is based on Jewish law. A qualitative research methods study was conducted to learn more about the needs of Orthodox Jewish clergy in the greater Los Angeles area with regard to prenatal genetic testing. The present study aims to understand the function of clergy, cultural implications in genetics care, and ways to improve cooperation between clergy and medical providers. 18 clergy members were recruited to join the study, with a 100% participation rate. Thematic analysis of individual interviews highlighted four major themes: the multitude of roles of clergy; pragmatic testing; a need for mutual respect; and interactions between medical providers and clergy. The existing community infrastructure may be used as the framework to provide a greater awareness of genetic care to this community. Future research should be conducted to explore how to improve interactions between genetic counselors and Orthodox Jewish clergy and the best practices for cultural competency.

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Defining and Exploring Modesty in Jewish American Women

Andrews

2010

J Relig Health

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Whether culture-based modesty may be a barrier to women's health care has been a longstanding question. Numerous studies have noted that, in certain cultures, modesty is considered a barrier to mammography screening and breast feeding. Though modesty has been noted as an inherent aspect of the lived experience of many cultures, no extant measures or clear definitions were found. Jewish women, some having strict rules regarding modesty, were sampled to understand their definition of modesty. These perspectives were objectively analyzed using Q methodology. We found that although some perspectives on modesty may be accounted for by culture, there are others that are not.

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Jewish Laws, Customs, and Practice in Labor, Delivery, and Postpartum Care

Cited by 17 publications

References 9 publications

Developing a Measure of Cultural-, Maturity-, or Esteem-Driven Modesty Among Jewish Women

Developing a Measure of Cultural-, Maturity-, or Esteem-Driven Modesty Among Jewish Women

Emunas Chachamim (faith in the sages): A prenatal genetic counseling needs assessment of Orthodox Jewish clergy in Los Angeles

Defining and Exploring Modesty in Jewish American Women

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