Global Case Studies in Maternal and Child Health

Maternal and Child Health (MCH) continues to be one of the most important fields of study for improving the health of populations across the globe. Two the 10 Millennium Development Goals strive specifically to improve maternal and child health, and several others, such as gender equality and HIV/AIDS, are critical aspects of Maternal and Child Health.Written for students in public health, medical, and allied health professions, Global Case Studies in Maternal and Child Health brings to life theoretical and conceptual ideas discussed in primary texts, through the analysis of lived stories of maternal and child health programs around the world. Using structured case studies of community-based programs in maternal and child health from around the world, students will be presented with real-life ethical, practical and theoretical challenges that will develop critical and analytical thinking skills and also provide them with practice models that they can use in their future or present work.

A HeadForeword
A HeadAcknowledgements
A HeadAbout the Contributors
A HeadIntroduction
Part1 TRADITIONAL BIRTH ATTENDANTS/TRADITIONAL MIDWIVES
Chapter1 The local, the global, the NGO-ization of birth in Southern Belize
Chapter2 Weaving traditional and professional midwifery: Empowering midwives in Guatemala
Part2 SAFE MOTHERHOOD
Chapter3 Sing Safe Motherhood: A story of the women of Chiwamba, Malawi
Chapter4 Maama Omwaana: Community building for safe motherhood in Njeru, Uganda
Chapter5 Behavior change initiative in an Integrated Community Health Project
Part3 THE IMPACT OF WAR
Chapter6 Integrating child spacing with maternal care in post-conflict East Timor
Chapter7 Lifeline Community Healthcare Program: Reducing maternal and infant mortality in Liberia
Chapter8 Rape as a weapon of war: Stories from the Democratic Republic of Congo
Part4 SUPPORT GROUPS
Chapter9 Enhancing Outcomes for At Risk Moms: Evaluation of the Moms Mentoring Moms Program
Part5 BIRTHING CENTERS
Chapter10 Maison de Naissance: A community birthing home in Haiti
Chapter11 Providing a Safe Space for Birth in Warkworth, New Zealand
Part6 THE CULTURE OF MATERNITY
Chapter12 Maternal-Infant Care in the Brazilian Amazon
Chapter13 Mbya grandmothers, mothers and granddaughters: motherhood and upbringing throughout generations
Chapter14 Introducing Nursing Students to Childbearing Practices in Rural Guatemala
Part7 MEDICAL INTERVENTIONS IN BIRTH
Chapter15 Saving Newborns at the Community Level
Chapter16 The Nonpneumatic Anti-Shock Garment in Nigeria: The Tension Between Research and Implementation