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Conceiving A Colony: A Multi-Level Biocultural Analysis of the Maternal Stress-Preterm Birth Nexus in Puerto Rico

Creator:

Horan, Holly L.

Abstract:

This dissertation aims to elicit how a neo-colonial context shapes maternal and infant heath (MIH) outcomes by describing how they are socially, politically, historically, and culturally produced. Using a multi-level critical biocultural, medical anthropological research approach, the purpose of this research was to investigate maternal stress in the United States...

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Dissertation
Shattered lives : understanding obstetric fistula in Uganda

Creator:

Ruder, Bonnie J.

Abstract:

In Uganda, there are an estimated 200,000 women suffering from obstetric fistula, with 1,900 new cases expected annually. These figures, combined with a persistently high maternal mortality rate, have led to an international discourse that claims the solution to improving maternal health outcomes is facility-based delivery with a skilled birth...

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Masters Thesis

Full Text:

immediate needs of the world’s most vulnerable women (Costello, et al. 2006; Kruske and Barclay 2004; Lawn