Threats to safe motherhood in Honduran Miskito communities: local perceptions of factors that contribute to material mortality
Por: Arps, Shahna [autor/a].
Tipo de material: Artículo impreso(a) Tema(s): Mortalidad materna | Embarazadas | Misquitos | Riesgo a la salud | Indicadores de saludDescriptor(es) geográficos: Gracias a Dios (Honduras) En: Social Science and Medicine. volumen 69, número 4 (August 2009), páginas 579-586. --ISSN: 0277-9536Número de sistema: 47933Resumen:Tipo de ítem | Biblioteca actual | Colección | Signatura | Info Vol | Estado | Fecha de vencimiento | Código de barras |
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Despite global initiatives to lower rates of maternal death, barriers to safe motherhood persist, particularly in socially and economically marginalized communities. This article describes the risks that women in Honduran Miskito villages encounter during pregnancy and childbirth. Ethnographic data are used to examine emic understandings of the underlying causes of maternal death. Participant observation, four community discussions, individual interviews with 218 women and five midwives, and a maternal mortality survey were conducted during November 2004 through November 2005. Case studies are drawn from the 55 death histories collected during the survey to illustrate the factors that contribute to maternal mortality. eng
Despite global initiatives to lower rates of maternal death, barriers to safe motherhood persist, particularly in socially and economically marginalized communities. This article describes the risks that women in Honduran Miskito villages encounter during pregnancy and childbirth. Ethnographic data are used to examine emic understandings of the underlying causes of maternal death. Participant observation, four community discussions, individual interviews with 218 women and five midwives, and a maternal mortality survey were conducted during November 2004 through November 2005. Case studies are drawn from the 55 death histories collected during the survey to illustrate the factors that contribute to maternal mortality. eng