Lesson 5: Multicultural Perspectives on Childbirth


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Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of this lesson's material, students will be able to:

  • Review various cultural practices of child conception and birth

Teaching

For this lesson I will let the experts tell it like it is. The document below is from Australia and it is a review of various beliefs and practices of childbirth for people from different cultures. ENJOY!

Click HERE to download "Cultural Dimensions of Pregnancy, Birth, and Post-natal Care"

This document is part of a larger collection of documents published by the Queensland Government

Queensland Health (2012). Multicultural clinical support resource. Retreived from http://www.health.qld.gov.au/multicultural/support_tools/mcsr.asp (last updated February 27, 2012)

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Assessment

The assessment for this Lesson is incorporated into the Intercultural Knowledge Special Assignment "Cultural Dimensions of Pregnancy"