Preventable infant deaths, lone births and lack of registration in Mexican indigenous communities
Health care services and the afterlife of colonialism
Datos Bibliográficos
| ID | 12554239 |
|---|---|
| Autores | Jennie Gamlin (0000-0003-1213-3380, Institute for Global Health, University College London, London, UK, autor de correspondencia), David Osrin (0000-0001-9691-9684, Institute for Global Health, University College London, London, UK) |
| Año | 2018 |
| Volumen | 25 |
| Número | 7 |
| Páginas | 925-939 |
| Fecha de publicación | 2018-06-19 |
| Peer Reviewed | Sí |
| Open Access | Sí |
| Tipo | ARTICLE |
| Revista | Ethnicity and Health (JOURNAL) |
| Identificadores de la revista | ISSN: 1355-7858 • E-ISSN: 1465-3419 |
| Editorial | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/13557858.2018.1481496 |
| PMID | 29920122 |
| OpenAlex | W2809532071 |
| Idioma | EN |
| Citas recibidas | 11 |
| Referencias citadas | 30 |
Mexico's indigenous communities continue to experience higher levels of mortality and poorer access to health care services than non-indigenous regions, a pattern that is repeated across the globe. We conducted a two-year ethnographic study of pregnancies and childbirth in an indigenous Wixárika community to explore the structural causes of this excess mortality. In the process we also identified major differences between official infant mortality rates, and the numbers of infants born to women in our sample who did not survive. We interviewed 67 women during pregnancy and followed-up after the birth of their child. At baseline, socio-demographic data was collected as well as information regarding birthing intentions. In depth-interviews and semi-structured interviews were conducted with 62 of these women after the birth of their child, using a checklist of questions. Women were asked about choices regarding, and experiences of childbirth. Of the 62 women we interviewed at follow-up 33 gave birth at home without skilled attendance and five gave birth completely alone in their homes. Five neonates died during labour or the perinatal period. Concerns about human resources, the structure of service delivery and unwanted interventions during childbirth all appear to contribute to the low institutional childbirth rate. Our data also suggests a low rate of death registration, with the custom of burying infants where they die. This excess mortality, occurring in the context of unnecessary lone and unassisted childbirth are structurally generated forms of violence
Afterlife · Colonialism · Ethnology · Geography · Indigenous · Infant mortality · Population · Sociology · Demography · Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations · Global Maternal and Child Health · History · Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights · Medicine
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| Obras citantes distintas | 11 |
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| Citas por año | 1,57 |
| Intervalo de citas | 2019 - 2026 (8) |
| Velocidad de citación | current |
| Altamente citado | No |
| Tipos de cita | Neutras: 11 |