How a Training Program Is Transforming the Role of Traditional Birth Attendants from Cultural Practitioners to Unique Health-care Providers: A Community Case Study in Rural Guatemala

• Autori principali: Sasha Hernandez (Autore), Jessica Bastos Oliveira (Autore), Taraneh Shirazian (Autore)
• Natura: Libro
• Pubblicazione: Frontiers Media S.A., 2017-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Soggetti: article
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In low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), where the rates of maternal mortality continue to be inappropriately high, there has been recognition of the importance of training traditional birth attendants (TBAs) to help improve outcomes during pregnancy and childbirth. In Guatemala, there is no nat...