Infant death and interpretive violence in Northeast Brazil: taking bereaved Cearense mothers' narratives to heart Mortes infantis e violência interpretativa no Nordeste brasileiro: levando em conta as narrativas de mães cearenses enlutadas

• Váldodahkki: Marilyn K. Nations (Dahkki)
• Materiálatiipa: Girji
• Almmustuhtton: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, 2008-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Fáttát: article
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This study investigates bereaved mothers' ethnoetiologies of avoidable infant deaths in Northeast Brazil. It critically examines the anthropological debate concerning "selective maternal negligence" as a relevant explanation for high infant mortality, based on an analysis of preexisti...