Chinese primiparous women’s experiences of the traditional postnatal practice of Doing the month: A descriptive method study

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dc.contributor.authorZheng, X.
dc.contributor.authorMorrell, J.
dc.contributor.authorWatts, K.
dc.date.acceptance2018-07-13
dc.date.accessioned2020-07-08T08:35:05Z
dc.date.available2020-07-08T08:35:05Z
dc.date.issued2018-07-08
dc.descriptionopen access articleen
dc.description.abstractAim: “Doing the month” has been a traditionally postnatal practice that women follow for one full month after giving birth. The aim of this study was to explore Chinese primiparous women’s experience of “Doing the month” and why Chinese women felt satisfied or dissatisfied with the experience. Methods: This was a descriptive survey using open and closed questions. In total, 420 Chinese primiparous women were recruited in obstetric wards at three hospitals in Xiamen City, China. Baseline questionnaires were distributed to the participants face-to-face by the researcher on the postnatal ward at 3 days’ postnatally. Follow-up questionnaires of “Doing the month” were sent via email by the researcher to the participants at 6 weeks’ postnatally and were returned by the participants via email. The quantitative data were analyzed with SPSS and the qualitative data were analyzed by using a thematic text analysis. Results: Most of the women thought that “Doing the month” after childbirth was necessary. Some women felt satisfied with “Doing the month” because their family helped them to have a good rest, they felt a sense of achievement when taking care of their baby, and that having an appreciative attitude helped them to get along with the older generations. In contrast, some women felt dissatisfied with “Doing the month” because of being tired of following taboos, having conflicts with their mother-in-law, the lack of family help and care, and undue expectations of “Doing the month.” Conclusions: In order to improve postnatal care for Chinese primiparous women, health professionals could be more aware of how health care needs to be customized to fit the special tradition of “Doing the month.”en
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dc.exception.ref2021codes254aen
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dc.identifier.citationZheng, X., Watts, K. and Morrell, J. (2018) Chinese primiparous women’s experiences of the traditional postnatal practice of “Doing the month”: A descriptive method study. Japan Journal of Nursing Science.en
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1111/jjns.12232
dc.identifier.urihttps://dora.dmu.ac.uk/handle/2086/19953
dc.language.isoenen
dc.peerreviewedYesen
dc.publisherWileyen
dc.researchinstituteInstitute of Health, Health Policy and Social Careen
dc.subjectattitudeen
dc.subjectChinaen
dc.subjectDoing the monthen
dc.subjectprimiparous womenen
dc.subjectsatisfactionen
dc.titleChinese primiparous women’s experiences of the traditional postnatal practice of Doing the month: A descriptive method studyen
dc.typeArticleen

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