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"A fragile job" : Haitian traditional midwives (matwons) and the navigation of clinical, spiritual and social risk

Creator:

Watson, Annaliese

Abstract:

Haiti's political and economy history has led to a maternity care system that lies out of reach, geographically and financially, of most Haitians, resulting in excessively high maternal and infant mortality. The most common birth practitioners are homebirth midwives (matwòns), who attend roughly three-fourths of all births in Haiti (UNICEF),...

Resource Type:

Masters Thesis

Full Text:

and Social Risk Abstract approved: Melissa J. Cheyney Haiti’s