| Description |
1 online resource (271 pages) |
| Series |
Fertility, Reproduction and Sexuality, vol. 21 |
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Fertility, Reproduction and Sexuality, vol. 21
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| Contents |
Figures; Acknowledgments; Prologue. The Story of Rosario; Introduction. The Specter of Death; Chapter 1. Life, Birth, and Death in the Village; Chapter 2. Coming to the ER--Analysis of an Interaction; Chapter 3. Global Safe Motherhood and Making Local Pregnancy Safer--The Spin and What It Covers Up; Chapter 4. The Indio Bruto and Modern Guatemalan Healthcare; Chapter 5. Everyday Violence--From a Kaqchikel Village to the Nation and Back; Chapter 6. Praying for a Good Outcome--Staying at Home during Obstetric Problems; Conclusion. Putting the "Maternal" Back in Maternal Mortality; Notes |
| Summary |
Since 1987, when the global community first recognized the high frequency of women in developing countries dying from pregnancy-related causes, little progress has been made to combat this problem. This study follows the global policies that have been implemented in Sololá, Guatemala in order to decrease high rates of maternal mortality among indigenous Mayan women. The author examines the diverse meanings and understandings of motherhood, pregnancy, birth and birth-related death among the biomedical personnel, village women, their families, and midwives. These incongruous perspectives, in con |
| Analysis |
Guatemala |
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Maternal Mortality |
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Mayans |
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development |
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global health |
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latin america |
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maternal death |
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maternal health |
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medical anthropology |
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midwifery |
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midwives |
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motherhood |
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pregnancy |
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the Maya |
| Bibliography |
BibliographySubject Index; Index to Ethnographic Vignettes |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Mothers -- Mortality -- Guatemala -- Santa Cruz La Laguna
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Pregnancy -- Complications -- Guatemala -- Santa Cruz La Laguna
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Maternal health services -- Guatemala -- Santa Cruz La Laguna
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Childbirth at home -- Guatemala -- Santa Cruz La Laguna
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Maternal Welfare -- ethnology
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MEDICAL / Gynecology & Obstetrics.
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Childbirth at home
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Maternal health services
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Mothers -- Mortality
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Pregnancy -- Complications
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Guatemala -- Santa Cruz La Laguna
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781845459963 |
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1845459962 |
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