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dc.contributor.authorYeh, Yueh-Chen
dc.contributor.authorSt John, Winsome
dc.contributor.authorVenturato, Lorraine
dc.contributor.editorSue Turale
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-03T12:22:45Z
dc.date.available2017-05-03T12:22:45Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.identifier.issn14410745
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/nhs.12110
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/65301
dc.description.abstractTraditionally Chinese and Taiwanese postpartum women conducted postpartum ritual practices, called "doing the month," at home. Today, many Taiwanese women undertake this ritual in postpartum nursing centers. However, little is known about how the traditional practices are being transformed in relation to contemporary health care in Taiwan. In this ethnographic study observations were carried out in a large post-partum center attached to a major hospital in Taipei for nine months, and 27 postpartum women were interviewed. Data were analyzed using ethnographic approaches to extract codes and categories. Doing the month was reshaped by being relocated from the home to a healthcare setting. Midwives took on roles traditionally taken by family members, which had an impact on family roles and relationships. Some postpartum practices were maintained, based on traditional explanations. However, many were modified or challenged, based on explanations from contemporary scientific knowledge. Midwives need to be aware that there could be differences between their culture of care and the cultural values of the women they care for.This study informs culturally appropriate postpartum care and support for women with traditional and contemporary cultural beliefs and attitudes to doing the month in a range of healthcare contexts.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
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dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherWiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia
dc.publisher.placeAustralia
dc.relation.ispartofstudentpublicationN
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom343
dc.relation.ispartofpageto351
dc.relation.ispartofissue3
dc.relation.ispartofjournalNursing and Health Sciences
dc.relation.ispartofvolume16
dc.rights.retentionY
dc.subject.fieldofresearchMidwifery
dc.subject.fieldofresearchNursing
dc.subject.fieldofresearchPublic Health and Health Services
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode111006
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode1110
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode1117
dc.titleDoing the month in a Taiwanese postpartum nursing center: An ethnographic study
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.rights.copyright© 2014 Blackwell Publishing. This is the pre-peer reviewed version of the following article: Doing the month in a Taiwanese postpartum nursing center: An ethnographic study, Nursing and Health Sciences, Vol. 16(3), 2014, pp. 343-351, which has been published in final form at dx.doi.org/10.1111/nhs.12110.
gro.date.issued2015-02-04T04:26:21Z
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gro.griffith.authorSt John, Winsome
gro.griffith.authorVenturato, Lorraine


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