Diversity in Healthcare

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.

  1. Show Mary why medical services (prenatal care) are essential for her and her children (One paragraph)
  2. Show Mary why reproductive care (prenatal care) is essential for her and her children (One paragraph)
  3. Explain what you know and/or need to learn about Amish values to discuss perinatal care in a culturally congruent way (Two paragraphs)
  4. 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