Cultural adaptation of birthing services in rural Ayacucho, Peru

• Main Authors: Sabine Gabrysch (Author), Claudia Lema (Author), Eduardo Bedriñana (Author), Marco A Bautista (Author), Rosa Malca (Author), Oona MR Campbell (Author), J Jaime Miranda (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: The World Health Organization, 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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PROBLEM: Maternal mortality is particularly high among poor, indigenous women in rural Peru, and the use of facility care is low, partly due to cultural insensitivities of the health care system. APPROACH: A culturally appropriate delivery care model was developed in poor and isolated rural communit...