Cultural consonance, constructions of science and co-existence: a review of the integration of traditional, complementary and alternative medicine in low-and middle …

JK Lakshmi, D Nambiar, V Narayan… - Health policy and …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
This review examined the determinants, patterns and imports of official recognition, and
incorporation of different traditional, complementary and alternative systems of medicine …

Socio-cultural factors, gender roles and religious ideologies contributing to Caesarian-section refusal in Nigeria

NU Ugwu, B De Kok - Reproductive health, 2015 - Springer
Background The death of women from pregnancy-related causes is a serious challenge that
international development initiatives, including the Millennium Development Goals, have …

Systematic review of public health research on prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV in India with focus on provision and utilization of cascade of PMTCT …

S Darak, M Panditrao, R Parchure, V Kulkarni… - BMC Public Health, 2012 - Springer
Background In spite of effective strategies to eliminate mother-to-child-transmission of HIV,
the implementation of such strategies remains a major challenge in developing countries. In …

The evolving role of traditional birth attendants in maternal health in post-conflict Africa: a qualitative study of Burundi and northern Uganda

PC Chi, H Urdal - SAGE open medicine, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
Objectives: Many conflict-affected countries are faced with an acute shortage of health care
providers, including skilled birth attendants. As such, during conflicts traditional birth …

Women's education and coverage of skilled birth attendance: An assessment of Sustainable Development Goal 3.1 in the South and Southeast Asian Region

J Bhowmik, RK Biswas, N Ananna - PloS one, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Objective The objective of Sustainable Development Goal 3.1 is to reduce the global
maternal mortality ratio (MMR) below 70 per 100,000 live births by 2030. One of the …

Being insured improves safe delivery practices in Rwanda

R Hong, M Ayad, F Ngabo - Journal of community health, 2011 - Springer
Rwanda still faces major hurdles in its effort to achieve universal access to health care for
all. Even though there is an improvement in overall population health status and community …

Empowering traditional birth attendants as agents of maternal and neonatal immunization uptake in Nigeria: a repeated measures design

CA Iwu, K Uwakwe, U Oluoha, C Duru, E Nwaigbo - BMC Public Health, 2021 - Springer
Background Adequate immunization coverage in rural communities remain a challenge in
Nigeria. Traditional birth attendants (TBAs) form an integral part of the social, cultural and …

Evaluating the benefits of incorporating traditional birth attendants in HIV prevention of mother to child transmission service delivery in Lilongwe, Malawi

G Hamela, C Kabondo, T Tembo, C Zimba… - African Journal of …, 2014 - ajol.info
The objective of our intervention was to examine the benefits of incorporating traditional birth
attendants (TBA) in HIV Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission (PMTCT) service …

Inequality in access to health care in Cambodia: socioeconomically disadvantaged women giving birth at home assisted by unskilled birth attendants

R Hong, R Them - Asia Pacific Journal of Public Health, 2015 - journals.sagepub.com
Cambodia faces major challenges in its effort to provide access to health care for all.
Although there is a sharp improvement in health and health care in Cambodia, 6 in 10 …

Traditional Black Midwifery to Enhance Birth Justice

DFM Suárez-Baquero, J Joseph… - Journal of Obstetric …, 2024 - Elsevier
In this commentary, we explore the significance of traditional Black midwifery practices
across diaspora and global contexts, focusing on their potential for birth justice. By …