Jewish Laws, Customs, and Practice in Labor, Delivery, and Postpartum Care

Many communities throughout the world, especially in the United States and Israel, contain large populations of religiously observant Jews. The purpose of this article is to provide a comprehensive, descriptive guide to specific laws, customs, and practices of traditionally, religious observant Jews...

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Published in:Journal of transcultural nursing 2009-07, Vol.20 (3), p.323-333
Main Authors: Noble, Anita, Rom, Miriam, Newsome-Wicks, Mona, Engelhardt, Kay, Woloski-Wruble, Anna
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Delivery, Obstetric - nursing
Female
Humans
Jews
Judaism
Kosher food
Labor, Obstetric - ethnology
Nursing
Postnatal Care
Postpartum period
Pregnancy
Religion and Medicine
Sabbath observance
Transcultural Nursing
United States
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Summary:Many communities throughout the world, especially in the United States and Israel, contain large populations of religiously observant Jews. The purpose of this article is to provide a comprehensive, descriptive guide to specific laws, customs, and practices of traditionally, religious observant Jews for the culturally sensitive management of labor, delivery, and postpartum. Discussion includes intimacy issues between husband and wife, dietary laws, Sabbath observance, as well as practices concerning prayer, communication trends, modesty issues, and labor and birth customs. Health care professionals can tailor their practice by integrating their knowledge of specific cultures into their management plan.
ISSN:1043-6596
1552-7832
DOI:10.1177/1043659609334930