Culture

Diversity
Nurse Intern Shahad Alshareif

In-service ­ Antenatal Ward

Supervised by CRN & NM
 Contents of This Template
Here’s what you’ll find in this Slides template:

1. Definition of Culture & Culture Diversity

2. Multiculturalism 7 concepts
3. The importance of multiculturalism
4. Pregnancy and cultures
5. Evidence Based Practice
6. References
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Culture!
Latin cultura meaning "to cultivate”

• Refers to patterns of human activity

and the symbolic structures that
give such activities significance and
importance.
 - Culture is a broad term that
encompasses beliefs, values, norms,
behaviors, and overall can be
understood as our “way of being.”

So, what is Cultural Diversity and

why does it matter?
 Cultural Diversity

• Where a society or group is made up of many different people. These

people are from different countries, races and religions, and have
different interests, skills and beliefs.
 Sociologist Dr. Caleb Rosado, who specializes in diversity and
multiculturalism, described seven important actions involved in
the definition of multiculturalism:

1 2 3
4

Recognition Respect Acknowledging Valuing

7
5 6

Encouraging Empowering Celebrating

 Why Culture Diversity is important ?

• It dispels • Makes the • Faster

• Encourages Problem
open- negative society a
more Solving &
mindedness stereotypes.
interesting Improved
Decision
place to live
Making.
• UN reported that 1/3 of the world’s major conflicts
have a cultural dimension.
Pregnancy
&
Cultures
 Pregnancy & traditions
● Different cultures have different values, beliefs and
practices.
● A woman’s cultural background
● During pregnancy, women from some cultures do
not eat certain foods.
● During labor, women from some cultures avoid
moving too much; some stay lying down, some
prefer to sit or squat.
● In some cultures, the father does not attend the
birth, but the mother or mother-in-law does.
● After childbirth, some women follow strict rules,
such as staying in bed for several days.
 Example :
Australian Culture & Pregnancy

• In Australia, antenatal care is ‘woman-centred’.

This means it is focused on the woman and her
needs.
• The woman is given a lot of choices
 Example:
Saudi Arabia traditions & Pregnancy
• Recent study showed that :

A significant percentage of surveyed Saudi

women preferred not to have a supportive
companion during childbirth. The reason
might be a lack of understanding of the
positive role of a companion during
childbirth or because of cultural beliefs.
Open
Space
 Evidence Based Practice

Traditional practices during pregnancy and childbirth among mothers in Shey

Bench District, South West Ethiopia

In this study, it was found that mothers have experience of traditional

practices mainly of abdominal massage, use of herbs, prohibition of some
food types, and strenuous physical exercise during pregnancy and childbirth.
As of the reasons; mothers reported as traditional practices help them to
make the labor easy and fast, alleviate discomforts, and avoid unwanted big
size of the fetus.

Experience of health problem following practice of traditional practices

like vaginal bleeding and child death were also reported. However, some
study participants indicated as community members are changing their
mind because of getting advice from health professionals.
 References

• Al-Mandeel, H. M., Almufleh, A. S., Al-Damri, A.-J. T., Al-Bassam, D. A., Hajr, E. A., Bedaiwi, N. A., &
Alshehri, S. M. (2013). Saudi womens acceptance and attitudes towards companion support during
labor: Should we implement an antenatal awareness program? Annals of Saudi medicine. Retrieved
October 3, 2022, from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6078577/
• Cultural practices and preferences when having a baby. Pregnancy Birth and Baby. (n.d.). Retrieved
October 3, 2022, from https://www.pregnancybirthbaby.org.au/cultural-practices-and-preferences-
when-having-a-baby
• Sage journals: Your gateway to world-class journal research. (n.d.). Retrieved October 3, 2022, from
https://journals.sagepub.com/
• Twose, R. (2021, May 21). The importance of cultural diversity. Language Insight. Retrieved October
3, 2022, from https://www.languageinsight.com/blog/2021/importance-cultural-diversity/
• What is cultural diversity and why is it important? University of the People. (2022, July 12). Retrieved
October 3, 2022, from https://www.uopeople.edu/blog/what-is-cultural-diversity/
Thank you for
Listening
Nurse Intern Shahad Alshareif

In-service ­ Antenatal Ward

Supervised by CRN & NM