Giving Birth: The Voices of Orthodox Jewish Women Living in Canada

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Title
Giving Birth: The Voices of Orthodox Jewish Women Living in Canada
Abstract
Thirty Orthodox Jewish women who had given birth to healthy full-term newborns at a university-affiliated Jewish hospital in Montreal were interviewed by the authors. Data were collected within two weeks after childbirth, either in the mother's postpartum hospital room or in her home. The following themes reflecting spiritual/cultural dimensions of the childbirth experience were identified by the authors: (a) birth as a significant life event, (b) birth as a bittersweet paradox, (c) the spiritual dimensions of giving birth, (d) the importance of obedience to rabbinical law, and (e) a sense of support and affirmation. The authors concluded that their study documented the cultural, religious, and spiritual dimensions of the childbirth experience of Orthodox Jewish women living in Montreal. They found that the knowledge and appreciation of the multiple dimensions of childbirth reflected by their study's findings can contribute to holistic and culturally competent nursing care of women and newborns.
Publication
Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic & Neonatal Nursing
Volume
Vol. 33
Issue
no. 1
Pages
80-87
Date
January-February 2004
Language
en
Citation
Semenic, Sonia E., Lynn Clark Callister, and Perle Feldman. “Giving Birth: The Voices of Orthodox Jewish Women Living in Canada.” Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic & Neonatal Nursing Vol. 33, no. 1 (February 2004): 80–87.
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