Perinatal care

Mary and Elmer’s fifth child, Melvin, was born 6 weeks prematurely

Mary and Elmer’s fifth child, Melvin, was born 6 weeks prematurely and is 1-month old. Sarah, age 13, Martin, age 12, and Wayne, age 8, attend the Amish elementary school located 1 mile from their home. Lucille, age 4, is staying with Mary’s sister and her family for a week because baby Melvin has been having respiratory problems, and their physician told the family he will need to be hospitalized if he does not get better within 2 days.

  1. Choose two or three areas of prenatal care that you would want to discuss with Mary, and then write brief notes about what you know and/or need to learn about Amish values to discuss perinatal care in a way that is culturally congruent.
  2. Discuss three Amish values, beliefs, or practices to consider when preparing to do prenatal education classes with Amish patients.

Submission Instructions:

  • Your initial post should be at least 500 words, formatted and cited in current APA style with support from at least 2 academic sources.
  • Supplemental Materials & Resources
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      Acculturation and diabetes self-management of Cuban Americans: Is age a protective factor? Ageing International, 37(2), 195-209. doi:10.1007/s12126-010-9102-z
    3. Katz, M., Ferketich, A., Paskett, E., & Bloomfield, C. (2013). Health literacy among the Amish: Measuring a complex concept among a unique population. Journal of Community Health, 38(4), 753-758

Requirements: 500 words

Answer preview

Three of their core values include family, faith, and community. They believe that family is the heart of the community and so one should bare many children. They unite their families by eating, drinking, and attending functions together. When planning to conduct education classes, one should understand their culture and beliefs. Faith determines who an Amish person is, and therefore, one of their belief is that one should put God and community ahead of an individual (Rohr, Spears, Geske, Khandalavala, & Lacey, 2019). The second belief is that their Sunday services are conducted at home, and they believe that it is a renewal of faith and affirmation. The third belief is that any baptized member should be morally committed to the church’s rules as they should demonstrate their religious values daily.

Answer preview

Three of their core values include family, faith, and community. They believe that family is the heart of the community and so one should bare many children. They unite their families by eating, drinking, and attending functions together. When planning to conduct education classes, one should understand their culture and beliefs. Faith determines who an Amish person is, and therefore, one of their belief is that one should put God and community ahead of an individual (Rohr, Spears, Geske, Khandalavala, & Lacey, 2019). The second belief is that their Sunday services are conducted at home, and they believe that it is a renewal of faith and affirmation. The third belief is that any baptized member should be morally committed to the church’s rules as they should demonstrate their religious values daily.

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Perinatal care