Safe Motherhood in a Globalized World

ISBN 10: 0415488168 / ISBN 13: 9780415488167

Published by Routledge, 2009

About this Item

Gives information on safe motherhood in a global context and focuses on research, program development and implementation, and policy dealing with various aspects of pregnancy, labor and delivery. This title covers topics including lactation policy and misunderstandings of lactations in African countries and in the United States. Editor(s): Wejnert, Barbara; Steinmetz, Suzanne K.; Prakash, Nirupama. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; MBNH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 566. . 2009. 1st Edition. hardcover. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Safe Motherhood in a Globalized World
• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication Date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0415488168
• ISBN 13: 9780415488167
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

This book provides cutting edge information on safe motherhood in a global context. The chapters focus on research, program development and implementation, and policy dealing with various aspects of pregnancy, labor and delivery. Safe motherhood is a critical issue since healthy, safe motherhood is the prerequisite for a healthy, productive society. Writing about the situation in their countries, the authors are from Eastern Europe, America, Asia and Africa and are academic scholars and health practitioners. The book is multidisciplinary with scholars from sociology, gender studies, economics, social policy, social geography, population management and political science. Topics include lactation policy and misunderstandings of lactations in African countries and in the United States; postnatal stress disorder that is either understudied or not considered as a problem in many developing countries; potential causes of a decline of maternal health in democratizing states; the effect of geographical environment on reproductive health; and revelation of mysteries of consequences of pre-birth pain in the early life of children. Case studies provide examples of successful model programs. Solutions offered are based on utilizing available resources and technology in ways that maximize education and training of local health professionals and family members.

This book was published as a special issue of Marriage and Family Review.

About the Author

Barbara Wejnert is Professor and Chair of the Department of Global Gender Studies at the University at Buffalo, SUNY.

Suzanne K. Steinmetz is Professor of Sociology at Indiana University-Purdue University - Indianapolis (IUPUI) and editor of Marriage & Family Review.

Nirupama Prakash is Chief of the Women Studies & Societal Development Unit at the Birla Institute of Technology and Science, India.