Cultural Practices and Customs in Childbirth, Postpartum, and Newborn Care: A Nursing Perspective

Nursing Research Assignment 
Assignment Outline
For this assignment, you are to research the childbirth, postpartum and newborn customs and
practices of one of the cultures listed below and then answer the following questions. Please
choose a cultural group that is different from your own. 
To complete this assignment, you are to use at least 4 credible, scholarly resources (no websites).
You are to include the questions in your assignment and answer all questions in complete
sentences, with proper spelling and grammar. This paper is to be formatted as per the 7th edition
of the APA manual. The length of the paper should be no longer than 4-5 pages, excluding title
page and reference page. 
Cultural Groups
Hmong 
Metis 
Burmese 
Filipino 
Ghanaian 
Sudanese 
Samoan 
Somali 
Questions
1. How is pregnancy viewed in your chosen culture? Are there any specific traditions or
customs involved in conception or pregnancy 
2. Are there specific beliefs about medication in pregnancy, such as the use of an epidural,
or medications to treat pregnancy conditions? 
3. Who is involved in the delivery? How are they involved? For example, does their culture
encourage the partner to attend the birth? If not, how does the nurse respond to this? Are
any other family members expected to be there? How do we, as nurses, respectfully
encourage family centered care within their culture? 
4. Describe any customs that are done when the baby is born. Are there any difficulties that
may arise in the delivery room between the hospital’s procedures and the cultural
traditions of birth? 
5. What are the postpartum customs for the mother? Newborn? 
6. Assume that you are the nurse caring for a patient from your chosen culture, how would
you advocate for your patient and their culture with the rest of the healthcare team?