Pregnancy-related Complications Care Interventions against Christianity's Teachings

Women’s Health and Christianity
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One of Healthy People 2020 is to enhance women’s overall health and well-being, their children, and their families. It has become public health advocacy for these particular groups of people who are the future of the next generations. Taking care of them, particularly the mothers encompasses understanding the conditions they are subjected to. The increasing maternal mortality has been mainly attributed to pregnancy-related complications. To eradicate this, it is crucial to monitor them before pregnancy, prenatally, and during interconception or between pregnancies (Healthypeople.gov, 2020). However, it is pretty challenging to provide adequate care regarding pregnancy-related complications because this topic is quite controversial, secondary to the intrusion of various religious groups, especially Christianity. In line with this, we shall discuss a case that we handled that intervention against Christianity’s teachings.
This is a case of a woman who had experienced vaginal bleeding after turning out positive for a pregnancy test. She was later on diagnosed with unspecified spontaneous abortion without complication. She was re-evaluated using a pregnancy test, which then turned out negative. Later on, she was advised to undergo a family planning method, which includes using any form of birth control to prevent conceiving until after two consecutive menstrual cycles to prevent recurrent miscarriages. Furthermore, this was encouraged to avoid complications such as bleeding and infection, which may harm the mother and the baby if the latter is conceived right away.
The patient’s religion is Catholic, and the patient’s education was against the church’s teachings. Contraceptive use was a taboo in this religion secondary to the interpretation of the Scripture, like what was found in Genesis 1:28, where the Lord conversed with Adam and Eve and told them to “be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth.” The believers interpreted this as children being gifts from God. This resulted in a higher fertility rate among Christians than other religions in some world areas (Turner, 2021).
While it is true that children are gifts from God, in the said case, without a form of contraception, this will lead to possible morbidity for the mother and her future child. The healthcare providers must counsel these women on the implications of not using contraceptives after an abortion. T...