Essays about: "maternal health services"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 22 essays containing the words maternal health services.

1. 1. Intercultural Dialogue : Perceptions of the Maternal Health Care of Indigenous Females in Veracruz, México

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)

   Author : Ana Maria Camber; [2023]
   Keywords : Interculturality; multicultural; western health care; indigenous peoples; indigenous females; Mexico; hegemony;

   Abstract : Cultural traditions in indigenous peoples about maternity, childbirth and puerperium are fundamental bases to their history and knowledge for the well-being of the community. However, government and private health services in general only offer Western birthing practices, making pregnant indigenous women fall between two systems: one based on their traditions and beliefs but weakened by poor resourcing and inefficiencies, and the other by policies of acculturation. READ MORE

3. 2. Understanding China’s New Fertility Policy System through ‘Incrementalism’: Inferences from Online Articles Published by China Population and Development Research Center

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Centrum för öst- och sydöstasienstudier

   Author : Yongheng Sun; [2022]
   Keywords : China; “Two- three-child policy”; “Supporting measures” system; Incrementalism; Public Administration; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : In the ongoing transformation from previous “one-child policy” to current “two-/three-child policy” in China, the newly issued “supporting measures” system is highlighted to be crucial to boosting fertility. Extant studies on the issue are mostly limited to idealized discussions, while lacking a Public Administration perspective to comprehensively understand the real policy process. READ MORE

4. 3. Does Ethnic Origin matter for Health Inequalities in Bolivia? An Assessment of the Effect of Ethnicity on Health Care Access and Health Outcomes

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

   Author : Brianna Gerlach; [2022]
   Keywords : Health inequalities; ethnicity; Bolivia; health outcomes; indigenousness; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : Good health is of utmost importance to individuals and economic growth. Nevertheless, inequalities concerning health services and conditions are observed in developed as well as developing countries. Often such disparities are related to ethnicity, with indigenous populations exhibiting lower health performance. READ MORE

5. 4. Rio : Connecting Midwives and Knowledge

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Designhögskolan vid Umeå universitet

   Author : Carolyn Marie Wegner; [2020]
   Keywords : midwives; newborn; mothers; labor; training; education; medical; knowledge; information; platform;

   Abstract : Mothers around the world experience preventable medical complications during labor and delivery that can lead to maternal and newborn mortality. In addition, some expectant mothers can experience abuse, neglect, and discrimination from attending midwives. READ MORE

6. 5. Interpretation of maternity care in Sweden : Voices of immigrant women and healthcare professionals from a region in Halland.

   University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för hälsa och välfärd

   Author : Eirene Efemini; [2020]
   Keywords : Childbirth; Foreign born women; Immigrant women; Maternal health; Maternity care; Midwives; Pregnancy;

   Abstract : Pregnant immigrant women are a vulnerable population with respect to access and navigation of maternity care service. They have to deal with the challenges of  navigating a health system in a new country which in most cases is unknown to them while tackling issues such as communication, language, and an unfamiliar healthcare system. READ MORE