Mary and Elmer’s fifth child, Melvin, was born 6 weeks prematurely and is 1-month old. Sarah, age 13, Martin, age 12, and Wayne, age 8, attend the Amish elementary school located 1 mile from their home. Lucille, age 4, is staying with Mary’s sister and her family for a week because baby Melvin has been having respiratory problems, and their physician told the family he will need to be hospitalized if he does not get better within 2 days.
- Show Mary why medical services (prenatal care) are essential for her and her children (One paragraph)
- Show Mary why reproductive care (prenatal care) is essential for her and her children (One paragraph)
- Explain what you know and/or need to learn about Amish values to discuss perinatal care in a culturally congruent way (Two paragraphs)
- Discuss one consideration per each area, when preparing to do prenatal education classes with Amish patients (Two paragraphs: One paragraph for a and b; one paragraph for c and d)
a Values
b. Beliefs
c. Practices
d. Medical assistance