Nursing care of the childbearing Muslim family.
It is estimated that 2 to 3 million Muslims live in the United States. This article describes the Islamic beliefs and practices nurses must be aware of to understand the spiritual needs of childbearing Muslim families. Strategies are suggested for developing a plan of care to meet the needs of childbearing Muslim families during the prenatal, intrapartal, and postpartal periods.
Hutchinson
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Rutgers University.
Baqi-Aziz
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D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D007514:Islam; D016389:Maternal-Child Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D009773:Obstetric Nursing; D011181:Postnatal Care; D011295:Prenatal Care; D016746:Transcultural Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D014481:United States