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oapen-20.500.12657-528262022-12-20T12:12:12Z Anthropologies of Global Maternal and Reproductive Health Wallace, Lauren J. MacDonald, Margaret E. Storeng, Katerini T. open access anthropology of maternal death anthropology of pregnancy anthropology of reproduction ethnography maternal health ethnograpny reproductive health ethnography global health global health policy maternal health policy maternal morbidity and mortality medical anthropology global reproductive health policy skilled birth women's health global maternal health global health care interventions Maternal and Child Health bic Book Industry Communication::P Mathematics & science::PS Biology, life sciences::PSX Human biology::PSXM Medical anthropology bic Book Industry Communication::M Medicine::MJ Clinical & internal medicine::MJT Gynaecology & obstetrics::MJTF Materno-fetal medicine bic Book Industry Communication::M Medicine::MB Medicine: general issues::MBP Health systems & services bic Book Industry Communication::M Medicine::MF Pre-clinical medicine: basic sciences::MFK Human reproduction, growth & development::MFKC Reproductive medicine This open access edited book brings together new research on the mechanisms by which maternal and reproductive health policies are formed and implemented in diverse locales around the world, from global policy spaces to sites of practice. The authors – both internationally respected anthropologists and new voices – demonstrate the value of ethnography and the utility of reproduction as a lens through which to generate rich insights into professionals’ and lay people’s intimate encounters with policy. Authors look closely at core policy debates in the history of global maternal health across six different continents, including: Women’s use of misoprostol for abortion in Burkina Faso The place of traditional birth attendants in global maternal health Donor-driven maternal health programs in Tanzania Efforts to integrate qualitative evidence in WHO maternal and child health policy-making Anthropologies of Global Maternal and Reproductive Health will engage readers interested in critical conversations about global health policy today. The broad range of foci makes it a valuable resource for teaching in medical anthropology, anthropology of reproduction, and interdisciplinary global health programs. The book will also find readership amongst critical public health scholars, health policy and systems researchers, and global public health practitioners. 2022-02-14T21:17:57Z 2022-02-14T21:17:57Z 2022 book ONIX_20220214_9783030845148_6 9783030845148 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/52826 eng Global Maternal and Child Health application/pdf n/a 978-3-030-84514-8.pdf https://link.springer.com/978-3-030-84514-8 Springer Nature Springer International Publishing 10.1007/978-3-030-84514-8 10.1007/978-3-030-84514-8 6c6992af-b843-4f46-859c-f6e9998e40d5 94ca1040-a907-4251-98bd-2d9a1734557f b9519564-684b-4f6e-90c1-da4c9b00190c 4faa9cf2-722d-4673-8c9d-e3209d05f24f ee136b8a-4f86-46e7-a7fd-c61d3661503d d859fbd3-d884-4090-a0ec-baf821c9abfd 9783030845148 Wellcome Springer International Publishing 225 Cham [grantnumber unknown] [grantnumber unknown] [grantnumber unknown] University of Cape Town Universiteit van Kaapstad York University Universitetet i Oslo University of Oslo University of Sussex Wellcome Trust Wellcome open access
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This open access edited book brings together new research on the mechanisms by which maternal and reproductive health policies are formed and implemented in diverse locales around the world, from global policy spaces to sites of practice. The authors – both internationally respected anthropologists and new voices – demonstrate the value of ethnography and the utility of reproduction as a lens through which to generate rich insights into professionals’ and lay people’s intimate encounters with policy. Authors look closely at core policy debates in the history of global maternal health across six different continents, including: Women’s use of misoprostol for abortion in Burkina Faso The place of traditional birth attendants in global maternal health Donor-driven maternal health programs in Tanzania Efforts to integrate qualitative evidence in WHO maternal and child health policy-making Anthropologies of Global Maternal and Reproductive Health will engage readers interested in critical conversations about global health policy today. The broad range of foci makes it a valuable resource for teaching in medical anthropology, anthropology of reproduction, and interdisciplinary global health programs. The book will also find readership amongst critical public health scholars, health policy and systems researchers, and global public health practitioners.
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