Nyo dua hli– 30 days confinement: traditions and changed childbearing beliefs and practices among Hmong women in Australia

Rice, Pranee Liamputtong

doi:10.1054/midw.1999.0180

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“…In Chinese and many Asian cultures, following childbirth women are considered to be in a weakened and vulnerable condition and in need of special care for at least a month in order to regain their health 4,18 and be protected from illness.…”

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Having a baby in the new land: a qualitative exploration of the experiences of Asian migrants in rural Tasmania, Australia

Hoang

Lê²,

Kilpatrick³

2009

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Introduction: Australia is a land of cultural diversity. Cultural differences in maternity care may result in conflict between migrants and healthcare providers, especially when migrants have minimal English language knowledge. The aim of the study was to investigate Asian migrant women's child-birth experiences in a rural Australian context. Method:The study consisted of semi-structured interviews conducted with 10 Asian migrant women living in rural Tasmania to explore their childbirth experiences and the barriers they faced in accessing maternal care in the new land. The data were analysed using grounded theory and three main categories were identified: 'migrants with traditional practices in the new land', 'support and postnatal experiences' and 'barriers to accessing maternal care'. Results:The findings revealed that Asian migrants in Tasmania faced language and cultural barriers when dealing with the new healthcare system. Because some Asian migrants retain traditional views and practices for maternity care, confusion and conflicting expectations may occur. Family and community play an important role in supporting migrant women through their maternity care.© HT Hoang, Q Le, S Kilpatrick, 2009. A licence to publish this material has been given to ARHEN http://www.rrh.org.au 2 Conclusions: Providing interpreting services, social support for migrant women and improving the cross-cultural training for healthcare providers were recommended to improve available maternal care services.

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“…Although childbirth is a universal biological event and similar for everyone, birth experience is not. Birth experience occurs in a cultural context and is shaped by the views and practices of that culture [1][2][3][4] .…”

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Having a baby in the new land: a qualitative exploration of the experiences of Asian migrants in rural Tasmania, Australia

Hoang

Lê²,

Kilpatrick³

2009

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“…The term 'traditional birthing practices' is broadly defined as all beliefs, behaviours, rituals demonstrated during antenatal, labour and birth, and postnatal periods, which are socially constructed and shaped by the perceptions and practices of the culture (Rice, 2000;Liamputtong et al, 2005).…”

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An exploratory study of traditional birthing practices of Chinese, Malay and Indian women in Singapore

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“…Certainly, childbearing women have traditionally been subjected to a range of restrictions based on folkloric medical wisdom and taboo, rather than systematic medical science. For example, women in parts of Europe, Asia and Africa have been subjected to pre-and post-natal confinement, meaning periods of time in which they are not allowed to venture beyond their dwelling (e.g., Gélis, 1996;Newman, 1969;Rice, 2000). Traditionally, pregnant and nursing women have been subjected to dietary exclusions in areas of the world including Mexico (Ninuk, 2005) and Indonesia (Santos-Torres & Vasquez-Gariby, 2003), at times depriving them of particularly nutritious and beneficial foods such as rice (MeyerRochow, 2009).…”

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Benevolent Sexism, Perceived Health Risks, and the Inclination to Restrict Pregnant Women’s Freedoms

2010

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The present study investigated the role of sexist ideology in perceptions of health risks during pregnancy and willingness to intervene on pregnant women's behavior. Initially, 160 female psychology undergraduates at a university in the South East of England completed the Ambivalent Sexism Inventory (Glick & Fiske, 1996). Two months later, in an apparently unrelated study, they rated the safety of 45 behaviours during pregnancy (e.g., drinking alcohol, exercising, drinking tap water, and oral sex), and indicated their willingness to restrict pregnant women's choices (e.g., by refusing to serve soft cheese or alcohol). As predicted, benevolent (but not hostile) sexism was related to willingness to restrict pregnant women's choices. This effect was partially mediated by the perceived danger attributed to behaviours.

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Nyo dua hli– 30 days confinement: traditions and changed childbearing beliefs and practices among Hmong women in Australia

Cited by 47 publications

References 16 publications

Having a baby in the new land: a qualitative exploration of the experiences of Asian migrants in rural Tasmania, Australia

Having a baby in the new land: a qualitative exploration of the experiences of Asian migrants in rural Tasmania, Australia

An exploratory study of traditional birthing practices of Chinese, Malay and Indian women in Singapore

Benevolent Sexism, Perceived Health Risks, and the Inclination to Restrict Pregnant Women’s Freedoms

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