Pregnancy and Culture - Food Taboos and Craving Flashcards
True or False
All cultures recognize pregnancy as a special transition period, and many have particular customs and beliefs that dictate activity and behavior during pregnancy.
True
In what country is focused on accounts of differing beliefs and practices relative to pregnancy among various ethnic and cultural groups?
United States
True or False
Knowledge of certain biologic variations resulting from genetic and environmental backgrounds is important for nurses who care for childbearing families.
True
Heterozygotes are most commonly among ___________ (8% to 14%) individuals living in the United States and Canada who are of _________ ancestry; __________ and ___________ descent, might also carry the trait
African Americans
Mediterranean
Germanic
Native North American
True or False
If both parents are heterozygous, there is a one-in-two chance that the infant will be born with sickle cell disease.
False
Ifoth parents are heterozygous, there is a ONE-IN-FOUR chance that the infant will be born with sickle cell disease.
The incidence of non-insulin-dependent and gestational diabetes is much higher than normal among some ________ groups—a problem that increases maternal and infant morbidity.
American Indian
True or False
Illnesses that are common among European Americans might manifest themselves differently in American Indian clients.
True
True or False
The mortality rate in pregnant American Indian women with diabetes is higher than in White European American women.
True
Pregnant ___________ and ___________ women with type 2 diabetes are at an increased risk of having babies born with birth defects.
American Indians
Alaskan Native
Blood glucose of ___________ and _________ women usually return to normal after childbirth
American Indians
Alaskan Native
True or False
Women with gestational diabetes will develop type 2 diabetes later in life
True
North American women and couples to delay childbearing until their late __s and early __s and to have small families.
20s
30s
are a distinct subculture of pregnant women with special needs
Lesbian childbearing couples
Four areas that are significant in regard to lesbians considering parenting:
(1) sexual orientation disclosure to providers and finding sensitive caregivers,
(2) conception options,
(3) assurance of partner involvement
(4) how to legally protect both the parents and the child.
Two major concerns of lesbian couples
- The first centered on legal issues, such as power of attorney, visiting restrictions for the partner, and birth certificate information (father identification).
- The second concern dealt with the couple’s attention to nurses’ behavioral cues and questioning whether “busyness” on the part of the nurses might somehow equate to discomfort with the situation.
What are cultural variations influencing pregnancy?
- Alternative lifestyle choice
- Maternal role attainment
- Nontraditional support system
In what culture maternal role attainment is often taken for granted?
Western culture
Six internal and external factors are used to assist in maternal role attainment:
(1) setting a purpose of raising their babies;
(2) keeping their HIV status secret;
(3) maintaining feelings of autonomy and optimism by living as if nothing were wrong, that is, normalization;
(4) belief of quality versus quantity of support from husbands, mothers, or sisters.
(5) hope for a cure; and
(6) belief that their secret is safe with their health care providers
True or False
Western medicine is generally perceived as having a curative rather than a preventive focus.
True
Traditional groups like African Americans, Hispanics, Filipinos, Asians, and Native Americans mostly rely on ______ or ________ as their primary advisor and supporter for pregnancy.
Grandmother or other maternal relatives
Factors Influencing Childbearing Practice for Filipino Women:
- Cultural beliefs
- Socioeconomic factors
- Western medicine
Approximately ___ of Filipino births are supported by indigenous attendants called hilots.
41%
