Essays about: "maternity health services"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 9 essays containing the words maternity 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. Maternity Healthcare Services in Refugee Communities : A Literature Review on Barriers to Healthcare Access and Provision – Analysing the Greek Context

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

    Author : Jamila Odeh-Moreira; [2021]
    Keywords : Refugee Health; Antenatal Care; Social Determinants of Health; Health Disparities;

    Abstract : Health appears as a fundamental right on the Declaration of Human Rights of 1948 onarticle XXV. In humanitarian research, health is often viewed as a secondary theme anddid not have that much relevance. This has changed recently and nowadays health isconsidered an important factor. READ MORE

  4. 3. The Politics of Health and Belonging: A Study of Bunadsgeriljaen

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Genusvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Renate Sørvik; [2021]
    Keywords : Framing; belonging; feminism; gender; nationalism; Bunadsgerilja; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This thesis is an exploration of the merging of two discourses – nationalism and feminism – through a case study of the Bunadsgerilja, a social movement demonstrating against the shutdowns of maternity wards throughout the districts of Norway. The nationalist framing of the Bunadsgerilja and the tensions this bring with it, is explored using Yuval-Davis’s (2011) analysis of ‘politics of belonging’ as well as framing theory, feminist theories on gendered nationalism and intersectionality. READ MORE

  5. 4. 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

  6. 5. Maternal satisfaction and recommendation of perinatal health facility : A cross sectional study measuring perceptions of mothers experiences of maternity care at tertiary care hospitals in Nepal

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Internationell mödra- och barnhälsovård (IMCH)

    Author : Akila Asif; [2019]
    Keywords : Maternal satisfaction; quality of care; Nepal; maternity health services;

    Abstract : Background: To achieve better health outcomes it is important to identify those aspects of health care delivery system that determines patient satisfaction. The health care planners must therefore be cognizant of the opinions and expectations of those who utilize health care facilities to achieve better health outcomes. READ MORE