“I AM NOT FULLY MEDICALIZED.”: A QUALITATIVE STUDY OF POST-NATAL CARE AMONG MALAYSIAN CHILD-BIRTHING WOMEN IN THE UNITED KINGDOM
“I AM NOT FULLY MEDICALIZED.”: A QUALITATIVE STUDY OF POST-NATAL CARE AMONG MALAYSIAN CHILD-BIRTHING WOMEN IN THE UNITED KINGDOM
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“我还没有完全接受医疗治疗。”：对在英国分娩的马来西亚妇女产后护理的定性研究
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10.17501/26138417.2021.4102
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发表时间：
2021
影响因子：
11.1
通讯作者：
Y. Fitrianti
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作者：
Y. Fitrianti
产科医学和生殖技术已在世界范围内推广，成为现代化的标志。它的扩张可能会取代传统的治疗方法，而传统的治疗方法大多是由发展中国家的人们使用的。然而，生活在西方国家并受过良好教育的马来西亚妇女在分娩后仍然实行传统治疗。该研究于2016年在英国的达勒姆县进行，并通过采访五名在英国有生育经历的马来西亚妇女进行了定性研究。研究结果显示，用热石加热身体仍然是马来西亚妇女的主要做法，即使生活在英国，那里有可选的先进技术和合格的医疗专业人员。此外，部分产妇在产后期间仍遵守原产地文化规定的推荐和禁忌食物。治疗是在家庭和同事的支持下进行的，家庭和同事的种族和国籍相同。总之，国界、高等教育、先进的卫生技术和合格的医疗专业人员的存在与人们为什么仍然接受传统治疗无关。选择这种治疗主要是因为治疗后对身体的健康影响。因此，卫生政策制定者必须了解和考虑移民的文化价值观，以便使卫生系统方便和适合移民的健康。此外，这项研究还需要进一步研究，以发现传统治疗对妇女健康的有效性和功效。关键词：传统疗法，产后期，体液系统，热疗，文化价值，马来西亚文化
Obstetric medicine and reproductive technology have been spread out worldwide and become the symbol of modernization. Its expansion might displace the traditional treatments which mostly are practiced by the people in developing countries. However, the Malaysian women who lived in a Western country and had a well-educated background still practiced the traditional treatments after giving birth. The study was conducted in 2016 at Durham, a county in the United Kingdom, and it utilized qualitative research by interviewing five Malaysian women who had a birth experience in the United Kingdom. The result of the study revealed that heating the body with hot stone has still mostly practiced by Malaysian women even living in the United Kingdom, where there were optional sophisticated technology and qualified medical professional. In addition, some of them still obeyed the recommended and prohibited foods ruled by the origin culture during the postpartum period. The treatment was conducted at home supported by the family and colleagues whose the same ethnicity and nationality. In conclusion, the national boundaries, high education, and the existence of sophisticated health technology and qualified medical professional are irrelated to why people still undertake traditional treatments. The treatment was primarily chosen because of its health effects on the body after treatments. Therefore, health policymakers have to know and consider the migrant‟s cultural values in order to make the health system convenient and appropriate to either the migrants‟ health. In addition, the study needs further research to find the effectiveness and efficacy of traditional treatments to women‟s health. Keywords: traditional treatments, postpartum period, humoral system, heat therapy, cultural value, Malaysian culture