title: What Do Childbearing Women in Your Clinical Practice Look Like?
abstract: With cultural diversity increasing, what do the childbearing women in your practice look like? Beliefs about the central role of motherhood and the use of fertility rites in the life of a woman vary. Although individual differences exist because of the uniqueness of each woman, there are wonderfully rich cultural traditions and practices that influence what a woman believes and enacts. What constitutes a satisfying birth experience varies from woman to woman. Perinatal nurses can find many satisfying clinical experiences by being creative, flexible, and resilient in their approach to providing care.
authors.affiliation: Brigham Young University College of Nursing, Provo, UT. Electronic address: lynn_callister@byu.edu.
authors.forename: Lynn
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Clark Callister
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D003466:Cultural Characteristics; D018864:Cultural Diversity; D005006:Ethnicity / Q000266:history*; D005260:Female; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009035:Mothers / Q000266:history*; D017283:Neonatal Nursing / Q000266:history* / Q000639:trends*; D011247:Pregnancy; D037841:Pregnant People; D014481:United States; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: childbearing; cultural competence; cultural sensitivity; culture; perinatal nursing