- Title
- Swaziland rural maternal care : Ethnography of the interface of custom and biomedicine
- Creator
- Thwala, Siphiwe; Jones, Linda; Holroyd, Eleanor
- Date
- 2011
- Type
- Text; Journal article
- Identifier
- http://researchonline.federation.edu.au/vital/access/HandleResolver/1959.17/159617
- Identifier
- vital:12023
- Identifier
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https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1440-172X.2010.01911.x
- Identifier
- ISSN:1322-7114
- Abstract
- Thwala SBP, Jones LK, Holroyd E. International Journal of Nursing Practice 2011; 17: 93-101 Swaziland rural maternal care: Ethnography of the interface of custom and biomedicine A retrospective ethnographic enquiry was used to examine the values and beliefs that underpin Swazi women's birth practices during pregnancy, labour, birth and the postnatal period. An unstructured interview guide was used to conduct 15 one-to-one audio-taped interviews in the field. Results revealed that although Swazi women embraced modern biomedical practices, they also largely adhered to customary practices, including use of traditional model of causation of illness, and the use of traditional medicines during childbirth. Recommendations include parallel antenatal education, which gives credence to the customs within the context of scientific modernity. In addition, changes are needed to public health policy that allows parallel systems of care to be delivered within the context of community midwifery practice. © 2011 Blackwell Publishing Asia Pty Ltd.
- Publisher
- Wiley Blackwell Publishing
- Relation
- International Journal of Nursing Practice Vol. 17, no. 1 (2011), p. 93-101
- Rights
- Copyright © 2011 Blackwell Publishing Asia Pty Ltd
- Rights
- This metadata is freely available under a CCO license
- Subject
- 1110 Nursing; Beliefs; Childbirth practices; Midwifery; Values; Swaziland
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