Linda Lucy Yevoo
Biographic Data
| ID | 8520216 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Linda Lucy Yevoo |
| GIVEN NAMES | Linda Lucy |
| FAMILY NAME | Yevoo |
| SIGNATURE | YEVOO L L |
| AFFILIATIONS | Research and Development Division, Dodowa Health Research Centre, Ghana Health Service , Dodowa-Accra, P.O. Box DD1 |
| ORCID | 0009-0002-4256-3541 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Converging knowledges in the maternity ward in Ghana
Efforts to improve maternal health rely heavily on biomedicine. Anthropologists, often US-based, have critiqued biomedicine for being 'authoritative knowledge' that shifts power from women to medical experts, and colonises and de-values other birth traditions. However, this ethnographic study of care for pre-eclampsia patients in Ghanaian hospitals shows how embodied, religious, and Indigenous knowledges co-shape biomedical care. Through a form o…
Conceptualizing maternal mental health in rural Ghana
In low- and middle-income countries, maternal mental health needs remain neglected, and common mental disorders during pregnancy and after birth are routinely associated with hormonal changes. The psycho-social and spiritual components of childbirth are often downplayed. A qualitative study was conducted as part of a wider realist evaluation on health systems responsiveness to examine the interrelationships between pregnant and postnatal women, t…
Tools for screening maternal mental health conditions in primary care settings in sub-Saharan Africa
Co-creation of a toolkit to assist risk communication and clinical decision-making in severe preeclampsia
Globally, the incidence of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, especially preeclampsia, remains high, particularly in low- and middle-income countries. The burden of adverse maternal and perinatal outcomes is particularly high for women who develop a hypertensive disorder remote from term (<34 weeks). In parallel, many women have a suboptimal experience of care. To improve the quality of care in terms of provision and experience, there is a need…
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Tools for screening maternal mental health conditions in primary care settings in sub-Saharan Africa
Co-creation of a toolkit to assist risk communication and clinical decision-making in severe preeclampsia
Globally, the incidence of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, especially preeclampsia, remains high, particularly in low- and middle-income countries. The burden of adverse maternal and perinatal outcomes is particularly high for women who develop a hypertensive disorder remote from term (<34 weeks). In parallel, many women have a suboptimal experience of care. To improve the quality of care in terms of provision and experience, there is a need…
Conceptualizing maternal mental health in rural Ghana
In low- and middle-income countries, maternal mental health needs remain neglected, and common mental disorders during pregnancy and after birth are routinely associated with hormonal changes. The psycho-social and spiritual components of childbirth are often downplayed. A qualitative study was conducted as part of a wider realist evaluation on health systems responsiveness to examine the interrelationships between pregnant and postnatal women, t…
Converging knowledges in the maternity ward in Ghana
Efforts to improve maternal health rely heavily on biomedicine. Anthropologists, often US-based, have critiqued biomedicine for being 'authoritative knowledge' that shifts power from women to medical experts, and colonises and de-values other birth traditions. However, this ethnographic study of care for pre-eclampsia patients in Ghanaian hospitals shows how embodied, religious, and Indigenous knowledges co-shape biomedical care. Through a form o…
Global Maternal and Child Health (3 works) · Focus group (2 works) · Health care (2 works) · Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions (2 works) · Medicine (2 works) · Nursing (2 works) · Pregnancy (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · authoritative knowledge (1 work) · biomedical knowledge (1 work)