Childbirth Care-Seeking Behavior in Chiapas
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15218007 |
|---|---|
| Authors | L M Hunt (0000-0002-1214-8569, Michigan State University, corresponding author), Namino Melissa Glantz, Namino Glantz (0000-0002-3007-3839, University of Arizona), David C Halperin, David Halperin (0000-0002-5904-226X) |
| Year | 2002 |
| Volume | 23 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 98-118 |
| Publication date | 2002-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Health Care For Women International (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0739-9332 • E-ISSN: 1096-4665 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/073993302753428465 |
| PMID | 11822563 |
| OpenAlex | W2086604721 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 10 |
| References cited | 10 |
This study was designed to better understand how women in a developing region choose between the multiple options available to them for birthing. We conducted focused, open-ended ethnographic interviews with 38 nonindigenous, economically marginal women in Chiapas, Mexico. We found that although medical services for birthing were readily available to them, these women most often chose traditional birth attendants (TBAs) for assistance with their births. They expressed a clear preference for TBAs in the case of a normal birth, but viewed medical services as useful for diagnosing and managing problem deliveries and for tubal ligations. They favored TBAs because they valued being able to choose birthing locations and birthing positions and to have relatives present during the birth, all features they must give up for medically attended births in this region
Childbirth · Developing country · Economic growth · Ethnography · Family medicine · Geography · Home Childbirth · Preference · Pregnancy · Child Welfare and Adoption · Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences · Family Dynamics and Relationships · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 10 |
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| Citations per year | 0,48 |
| Citation span | 2005 - 2019 (15) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 10 |