Here are two references which are from a nursing perspective - there has been some work done by theologians, anthropologists as well as sociologists. I hope that this is of help and sorry for the delay in getting this to you - It seems the last 3 months have gone by in a flash - I cant believe it is almost Christmas.
take care
Alphia
Cultural Perceptions of Childbirth: A Cross-Cultural Comparison of Childbearing Women
AU: Callister, Lynn Clark; Vehvilainen-Julkunen, Katri; Lauri, Sirkka
SO: Journal of Holistic Nursing, 1996, 14, 1, Mar, 66-78
Cultural and spiritual meanings of childbirth
Lynn Clark Callister, Sonia Semenic, Joyce Cameron Foster. Journal of Holistic Nursing. Springfield: Sep 1999.Vol.17, Iss. 3; pg. 280, 16 pgs
At 02:03 AM 30/11/2004, you wrote:
Hi nicole:
I couldn't resist doing a quick search on Pubmed using the terms pregnancy AND "spiritual needs" I came up with 3 journal articles which do appear to be commentories and also all more than 10 years old.
The web site is: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi and it is free.
I then entered: pregnancy AND spirituality and got 37 hits with a few research articles at the very top. If you can't get into pubmed I can make a copy of the list of articles for you. You may need to expand the definition of research to include action research and various psychological and sociological research methodologies: you wont find any RCT's.
marilyn
- ---- Original Message -----
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- Sorry guys, I meant haven't been able to find articles about spiritual needs. There's plenty about the other two.
- Nicole.
- ----- Original Message -----
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- Sent: Sunday, November 28, 2004 9:30 PM
- Subject: [MCVic] spiritual needs in pregnancy
- Hi all,
- I am writing a thesis at the moment about women's needs in pregnancy. I am looking at physical, emotional and spiritual needs. I have not been able to find any research articles, only commentary on the subject. Can anyone point me towards some original research on this topic?
- Thanks,
- Nicole Carver.
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