Unsafe motherhood : Mayan maternal mortality and subjectivity in post-war Guatemala /

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 de...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Berry, Nicole S., 1970-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Berghahn Books, [2010].
Colección:Fertility, reproduction, and sexuality ; v. 21.
Temas:
Mothers > Mortality > Guatemala > Santa Cruz La Laguna.
Pregnancy > Complications > Guatemala > Santa Cruz La Laguna.
Maternal health services > Guatemala > Santa Cruz La Laguna.
Childbirth at home > Guatemala > Santa Cruz La Laguna.
Prenatal care.
Maternal Welfare > ethnology
Maternal Mortality > ethnology
Prenatal Care
Soins prénatals.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Pregnancy & Childbirth.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Disease & Health Issues.
Prenatal care
Childbirth at home
Maternal health services
Mothers > Mortality
Pregnancy > Complications
Guatemala
Guatemala > Santa Cruz La Laguna
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Life, birth and death in the village
  • Coming to the ER : analysis of an interaction
  • Global safe motherhood and making local pregnancy safer : the spin and what it covers up
  • The Indio bruto and modern Guatemalan healthcare
  • Everyday violence : from a Kaqchikel village to the nation and back
  • Praying for a good outcome : staying at home during obstetric problems.

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