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Traditional Mayan Maternal Health Practices in Guatemala : Reflections from a Maternal Health Pilot in the Department of Solola, with a Practical Guide to the History, Beliefs, and Cultural Practices of Comadronas in These Communities / Samantha Fien-Helfman.
World Bank Open Knowledge Repository (formerly "World Bank E-Library Publications") Available online
View online- Format:
- Book
- Government document
- Author/Creator:
- Fien-Helfman, Samantha.
- Series:
- Other Health Study.
- World Bank e-Library.
- Other Health Study
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Child Mortality.
- Demographics.
- Early Child and Children's Health.
- Health and Poverty.
- Health Service Management and Delivery.
- Health, Nutrition and Population.
- Indigenous Communities.
- Indigenous Peoples.
- Maternal Health.
- Reproductive Health.
- Local Subjects:
- Child Mortality.
- Demographics.
- Early Child and Children's Health.
- Health and Poverty.
- Health Service Management and Delivery.
- Health, Nutrition and Population.
- Indigenous Communities.
- Indigenous Peoples.
- Maternal Health.
- Reproductive Health.
- Other Title:
- Traditional Mayan Maternal Health Practices in Guatemala
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, D.C. : The World Bank, 2018.
- System Details:
- data file
- Summary:
- This document offers a useful background for NGOs or organizations working to deliver culturally appropriate maternal health services or interventions through comadronas (midwives) in Solola, Guatemala or the surrounding region. To this end, the information contained herein focuses on strengthening general awareness and understanding of Mayan culture and promoting the consideration and integration of Mayan maternal health practices and beliefs when designing maternal health trainings or interventions in these communities.
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