Disputes are settled by elders of the community. The society respects elders and accepts their admonitions or advice. No document on topic available to EthnoMed. Child Birth Women in rural areas are assisted in childbirth by female relatives or midwife. The new mother and baby stay at home for 40 days after birth, with female relatives and friends helping to care for them.
Ethipian women prefer female doctors and interpreters, especially for child birth.
Many think that American doctors are too quick to perform Cesarean sections for what Ethiopians consider to be normal variations. For this reason, they may wait at home until well into labor in order to avoid unwanted procedures. Because of school, work and other obligations, Ethiopian women in the United States are not able to take the traditional 40 days of rest after childbirth. They also worry that nursing in public is inappropriate or find that work or school interrupts the feeding schedule. They have trouble maintaining breast- feeding as long as they would like.