Group 6 B

Family and Health

Presentation

Contents
Pregnancy, Childbirth and care

Lifestyle

Social Factors

Locality
Lay Beliefs
Life partner and Children

Demographic

9th Pregnancy with

2 previous
34 year-old
traditional Malay miscarriages
woman
Overweight with
increment of
5kg a month
Work as
security guard
in a secondary
school
Craves for
sweet food and
drinks Kacip
Fatimah

Mdm Siti

History of
gestational diabetes
with previous child
6 Children with
4 girls and 2
boys
Living with 60year old mother
Social support
from neighbours
House near
industrial area

51 year- old man

Heavy smoker
Comes from a
family of 15 and
keen on building big
family

Work as lorry
driver

Mr Ali

Phobia for blood

Usually not at home

Does not favor

female children

Family Tree

Lifestyle Characteristics - Diet

Overweight
History of developing gestational diabetes
Craves for sweet food

Lifestyle Characteristics - Smoking

Exposure to secondhand smoke

Hazardous to Mum and baby
Sudden infant death syndrome, Respiratory illness,
etc

Role Play 1

Script

Father: did they say the gender?

Mum: nope
Father: then when can I know
Mum: during delivery?
Father: you know im scared of blood right! I wont be there for
your delivery. K nvm, did they say you can bear another baby?
Mum: do we need another child? The 7th one is alr a burden
Father: I came from a big family, I want a big family too!
Mum: didnt you see how much problems your big family had?
Daughter: ya pa thats enough. Not enough money for everyone
Father: Keep quiet and go inside! You girls only know how to
talk a lot. Thats why I want a boy

Social Factors

Life partner and Children

Life partner and Children

Childcare
Childbirth
Pregnancy

Life partner and Children - Pregnancy

Husband may:
Prefer a certain gender
Prefer too many or too little babies
and his wife may not have a say
Children may:
Fear that they wont get the attention
anymore
Worry about the familys financial status

Life partner and Children - Childbirth

Husband may be unable to be by wifes side during labour due to

Phobias

Work load

Lack of support for wife Unnecessary stress and possible

complications during delivery1

Life partner and Children Childbirth2

Life partner and Children - Childcare

Exclude new sibling
Refuse to provide
adequate
financial support

Refuse to help his

wife while she
recoups

Refuse to co-operate
with Mum
Unhappy with
pregnancy, provide
substandard care
for her own baby

Role Play 2

Social Factors Transportation

Availability

and accessibility to healthcare

Public transport/Taxi
Reliability and safety

Social Factors - Locality

Air quality may affect fetal growth(Eg. CO2, SO2)3

Social Factors - Locality

Hygiene and sanitation4

Social Factors - Locality

Neighbourhood

Safety & Security

Role Play 3

Social Factors Lay Beliefs

Family
Members

Culture/
Religion

Sources of Lay
Beliefs

Neighbours,
Friends

Mass Media

Social Factors Lay Beliefs

Mums own perceptions in prenatal care

Mostly, lay beliefs act in a positive way to pregnancy

Eg: Body massage is a necessity for most of the Malay

women after delivery and believed to be helpful on
recovery.5
Eg: Thought and music were believed to affect the
development of character of a baby

Social Factors Lay Beliefs

Possible conflicts between lay beliefs and proper medical
care
Eg: Malays believe that cravings of pregnant women must
be satisfied if its possible
Eg: Taking traditional herbs and western medicine at the
same time - Kacip Fatimah should be avoided due to its
detoxifying effect6

Conclusion
In summary
Pregnancy is not merely a physiological phenomenon
as it is heavily influenced by social factors.
Lifestyle will affect pregnancy directly, therefore
pregnant mum should always take precaution so that
it will not bring any adverse effect to pregnancy.

Conclusion

Family members, especially the Mums husband and

children that she comes in contact with everyday, can
cause different types of feelings in the Mum by
imposing their views on her.
Locality is where the pregnant mum comes in
contact with everyday and transportation shows how
well she can access the health care unit.
Lay beliefs indicate what a woman thinks she should
act for prenatal care and thus affects the pregnancy.
Doctors should play the role of educator to help
clarify Mums doubts.

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http://www.amnestyusa.org/pdfs/deadlydeliverysummary.pdf

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