Inside a Postpartum Nursing Center: Tradition and Change

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to explore how traditional ritual practices are incorporated into the context of contemporary healthcare. Methods: An ethnographic study was conducted, using observations and interviews with 27 first-time mothers and 3 nurses at a postpartum nursing center in T...

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Main Authors: Yueh-Chen Yeh, RN, MSN, PhD, Winsome St John, RN, RM, PhD, Lorraine Venturato, RN, RM, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-06-01
Series:Asian Nursing Research
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1976131716300123