Childbirth in South Asia : old paradoxes and new challenges /

Women in Western countries press for more home deliveries, and to confront some of the effects of the over-medicalisation of motherhood. Most developing countries, by contrast, promote deliveries in clinics and hospitals, and stigmatise women who deliver at home. All of the South Asian countries hav...

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Hauptverfasser:
Jullien, Clémence, Jeffery, Roger
Weitere Verfasser:
Jullien, Clémence (HerausgeberIn), Jeffery, Roger (HerausgeberIn)
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2021.
Zusammenfassung:
Women in Western countries press for more home deliveries, and to confront some of the effects of the over-medicalisation of motherhood. Most developing countries, by contrast, promote deliveries in clinics and hospitals, and stigmatise women who deliver at home. All of the South Asian countries have been accused of neglecting childbirth and women's healthcare. The Millennium Development Goals (2000-2015) prompted important new Government schemes across South Asia, designed to address the issues of safe motherhood and childbirth. The Sustainable Development Goals (2015-2030) now mandate further efforts to reduce maternal and neo-natal mortality. This book illustrates the continuing paradoxes as well as the new challenges linked to childbirth in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Nepal.
Umfang:
1 online resource (360 pages).
Anmerkungen:
Also issued in print: 2021.
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
0-19-099329-4
Schlagworte:
Birth customs > South Asia.
Childbirth > South Asia.
Women's health services > South Asia.
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