Anthropologies of Global Maternal and Reproductive Health : From Policy Spaces to Sites of Practice.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wallace, Lauren J.

Contributor:

MacDonald, Margaret E.

Storeng, Katerini T.

Series:

Global Maternal and Child Health

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource (227 pages)

Place of Publication:

Cham Springer Nature 2022

Cham : Springer International Publishing AG, 2022.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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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ISBN:

3-030-84514-1

OCLC:

1293986864

Access Restriction:

Open access Unrestricted online access