Muslims and childrearing
...). This paper will have a focal point on Muslim beliefs, values and practices during pregnancy, labour and delivery, the postpartum period and some childrearing practices. More importantly, this paper will offer nursing interventions for optimal nurse-client relationships with Muslim clients during childbearing and childrearing. Before getting into this paper’s focal point, it will give a brief overview of applicable topics for nursing care. Such applicable topics are clarifying client faith, addressing a Muslim, use of contraceptives, the initial health interview, reasons for Muslim childrearing and offering health teaching. Muslim infant death rituals and female genital mutilation are other topics that are applicable to nursing care of Muslims and will be discussed in the latter of this paper. The nurse caring for a client who is Arabic should know that some Arabs practice a Christian faith even though the majority of Arabs practice Muslim faith (Kridi, 2004). The...