Traditional Birth Attendants in Rural Northern Uganda

Policy, Practice, and Ethics

Datos Bibliográficos

ID15217320
AutoresSarah Rudrum (0000-0002-7512-6914, Institute for Gender, Race, Sexuality and Social Justice, Vancouver British Columbia, Canada, autor de correspondencia)
Año2015
Volumen37
Número2
Páginas250-269
Fecha de publicación2015-02-26
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaHealth Care For Women International (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0739-9332 • E-ISSN: 1096-4665
EditorialTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/07399332.2015.1020539
PMID25719535
OpenAlexW2072398898
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas7
Referencias citadas18

The current emphasis on skilled attendants as a means to reduce maternal mortality contributes to a discouraging policy environment for traditional birth attendants (TBAs). They continue to attend a significant number of births, however, such that their role and the policies and practices affecting their work remain important to understanding maternity health care and maternal health in the global South. In this article, I examine the policies and practices governing community elders practicing as TBAs in rural northern Uganda. This discussion is relevant to health workers in developing countries and to scholars in fields such as women's studies, sociology, and public health

Developing country · Economic growth · Environmental health · Health care · Health services · Maternal health · Political science · Population · Public health · Public policy · Work (physics · Child Nutrition and Water Access · Global Maternal and Child Health · Healthcare Systems and Reforms · Medicine · Nursing · Health Policy