Traditional Mayan Maternal Health Practices in Guatemala
This document offers a useful background for NGOs or organizations working to deliver culturally appropriate maternal health services or interventions through comadronas (midwives) in Sololá, 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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dig-okr-10986301992024-08-07T19:21:48Z Traditional Mayan Maternal Health Practices in Guatemala Reflections from a Maternal Health Pilot in the Department of Sololá, with a Practical Guide to the History, Beliefs, and Cultural Practices of Comadronas in These Communities Fien-Helfman, Samantha MATERNAL HEALTH CHILD MORTALITY CULTURE PRIMARY HEALTH CARE TRADITIONAL BIRTH ATTENDANT INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES DEMOGRAPHICS COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKER HEALTH CARE SERVICES MAYAN PEOPLES This document offers a useful background for NGOs or organizations working to deliver culturally appropriate maternal health services or interventions through comadronas (midwives) in Sololá, 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. 2018-08-10T21:54:07Z 2018-08-10T21:54:07Z 2018 Report Rapport Informe http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/989571530255360908/Reflections-from-a-maternal-health-pilot-in-the-department-of-Sololá-with-a-practical-guide-to-the-history-beliefs-and-cultural-practices-of-comadronas-in-these-communities https://hdl.handle.net/10986/30199 English CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank application/pdf text/plain World Bank, Washington, DC |
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This document offers a useful background
for NGOs or organizations working to deliver culturally
appropriate maternal health services or interventions
through comadronas (midwives) in Sololá, 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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MATERNAL HEALTH CHILD MORTALITY CULTURE PRIMARY HEALTH CARE TRADITIONAL BIRTH ATTENDANT INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES DEMOGRAPHICS COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKER HEALTH CARE SERVICES MAYAN PEOPLES |
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Traditional Mayan Maternal Health Practices in Guatemala |
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Traditional Mayan Maternal Health Practices in Guatemala |
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Traditional Mayan Maternal Health Practices in Guatemala |
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Traditional Mayan Maternal Health Practices in Guatemala |
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