Maternal Health and American Cultural Values : Beyond the Social Determinants / edited by Barbara A. Anderson, Lisa R. Roberts.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Anderson, Barbara A., 1948- editor.

Roberts, Lisa R., editor.

Series:

Global Maternal and Child Health, Medical, Anthropological, and Public Health Perspectives, 2522-8390

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Public health.

Reproductive health.

Midwifery.

Ethnology--America.

Ethnology.

Culture.

Medicine, Preventive.

Health promotion.

Family medicine.

Public Health.

Reproductive Medicine.

American Culture.

Health Promotion and Disease Prevention.

General Practice and Family Medicine.

Local Subjects:

Public Health.

Reproductive Medicine.

Midwifery.

American Culture.

Health Promotion and Disease Prevention.

General Practice and Family Medicine.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (220 pages)

Edition:

1st ed. 2023.

Place of Publication:

Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2023.

Summary:

This book uniquely explores American cultural values as a factor in maternal health. It looks beyond the social determinants of health as primarily contributing to the escalating maternal morbidity and mortality in the United States. The United States is an outlier with poor maternal health outcomes and high morbidity/mortality in comparison to other high-resource and many mid-level resource nations. While the social determinants of health identify social and environmental conditions affecting maternal health, they do not answer the broader underlying question of why many American women, in a high-resource environment, experience poor maternal health outcomes. Frequent near-misses, high levels of severe childbearing-related morbidity, and high maternal mortality are comparable to those of lower-resource nations. This book includes contributions from recognized medical and cultural anthropologists, and diverse clinical and public health professionals. The authors examine American patterns of decision-making from the perspectives of intersecting social, cultural, and medical values influencing maternal health outcomes. Using an interdisciplinary critical analysis approach, the work draws upon decision-making theory and life course theory. Topics explored include: Cultural values as a basis for decision-making Social regard for motherhood Immigrants, refugees and undocumented mothers Cultural conflicts and maternal autonomy Health outcomes among justice-involved mothers Maternal Health and American Cultural Values: Beyond the Social Determinants is an essential resource for clinical and public health practitioners and their students, providing a framework for graduate-level courses in public health, the health sciences, women’s studies, and the social sciences. The book also targets anthropologists, sociologists, and women studies scholars seeking to explain the links between American cultural decision-making and health outcomes. Policy-makers, ethicists, journalists, and advocates for reproductive health justice also would find the text a useful resource.

Contents:

PART I Maternal Health, American Cultural Values, and the Social Determinants of Healt

Chapter 1 The health of American mothers in the context of cultural values

Chapter 2 Cultural values as a basis for decision-making

PART II The Lived Experience of American Mothers

Chapter 3 Social regard for motherhood

Chapter 4 Fertility and reproductive health

Chapter 5 Maternal mental health and illness

Chapter 6 American mothers in the military community

PART III Mothers in a Divided Nation

Chapter 7 Immigrants, refugees and undocumented mothers

Chapter 8 Maternal health outcomes and othering: Ethnicity and race

Chapter 9 Cultural conflicts and maternal autonomy

Chapter 10 The national conversation on maternal health

PART IV Community Forces Influencing Maternal Health

Chapter 11 Healthcare providers: Leadership for optimal maternal health

Chapter 12 Survival services for American mothers

Chapter 13 Community influences onmaternal safety

Chapter 14 Substance abuse and maternal health

Chapter 15 Health outcomes among justice-involved mothers

PART V Reflections in the Cultural Mirror

Chapter 16 Conclusions

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Print version: Anderson, Barbara A. Maternal Health and American Cultural Values

ISBN:

3-031-23969-5

OCLC:

1373987529