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
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 in...
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2018
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| Online Access: | 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 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/30199 |
| 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 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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