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Cultural and Spiritual Meanings of Childbirth

Orthodox Jewish and Mormon Women

Lynn Clark Callister, R.N., Ph.D.

Brigham Young University College of Nursing

Sonia Semenic, R.N., M.S.C.(A.)

Hospital General Juif

Joyce Cameron Foster, Ph.D., C.N.M., F.A.A.N.

University of Utah College of Nursing

This descriptive, phenomenological study investigated the cultural and spiritual meanings of the childbirth experience from the personal perspectives of 30 Canadian Orthodox Jewish and 30 American Mormon women. Fewer Jewish women had childbirth education and attendance of their partners during childbirth than did Mormon women. Participants in the study, having codified belief systems, expressed the primary importance of bearing children in obedience to religious law. Birth was articulated as a bittersweet paradox, often accompanied by a sense of empowerment. Women described the importance of personal connectedness with others and with God, the importance of childbearing, and the spiritual and emotional dimensions of their childbirth experiences. Religious beliefs help women define the meaning of childbirth and may provide coping mechanisms for the intensity of giving birth. It is essential for holistic nurses to value and acknowledge the cultural and spiritual dimensions of the childbirth experience.

Journal of Holistic Nursing, Vol. 17, No. 3, 280-295 (1999)
DOI: 10.1177/089801019901700305
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