Koiwah Koi-Larbi
Biographic Data
| ID | 9003281 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Koiwah Koi-Larbi |
| GIVEN NAMES | Koiwah |
| FAMILY NAME | Koi-Larbi |
| SIGNATURE | KOI-LARBI K |
| AFFILIATIONS | ActionAid |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 2 |
| 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…
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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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…
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 (2 works) · authoritative knowledge (1 work) · biomedical knowledge (1 work) · Business (1 work) · Ethics and bioethics in healthcare (1 work) · Exploratory research (1 work) · Family medicine (1 work) · Focus group (1 work) · Health care (1 work) · indigenous knowledge (1 work)