'Can you please hold my hand too, not only my breast?' The experiences of Muslim women from Turkish and Moroccan descent giving birth in maternity wards in Belgium.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To reach nuanced understanding of the perinatal experiences of ethnic minority women from Turkish and Moroccan descent giving birth in maternity wards in Belgium thereby gaining insight into the underlying challenges of providing intercultural care for ethnic minority persons in a hospital setting.

Methods

A qualitative study design was used by conducting In-depth interviews with 24 women from Turkish and Moroccan descent who gave birth during the past three years in maternity wards in Flanders, Belgium. The interviews were analysed using a Grounded Theory Approach.

Results

This study shows that the women's care experiences were shaped by the care interactions with their caregivers, more specifically on the attention that was given by the caregivers towards

SUBMITTER: Degrie L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7390407 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature