Pathways of decision making among Yucatan Mayan traditional birth attendants

Journal of Midwifery and Women's Health

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 312-319

  Anderson, Barbara A ^a   Anderson, E N ^b   Franklin, Tracy ^b   de Cen, Aurora Dzib Xihum ^b  

^a LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Childbirth; Childbirth complications; Decision making; Parteras; Traditional birth attendants; Yucatec Maya

Indexed keywords

GARLIC EXTRACT; GREEN TEA EXTRACT; HERBACEOUS AGENT;

ARTICLE; BIOMEDICINE; BREECH PRESENTATION; CINNAMON; COLD TREATMENT; COMMUNITY CARE; COMPETENCE; FEMALE; GARLIC; HEAT TREATMENT; HONEY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; MASSAGE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEXICO; MIDWIFE; NATURAL CHILDBIRTH; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETAINED PLACENTA; RURAL AREA; TEA; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; UTERINE COMPLICATION;

ADULT; AGED; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HOME CHILDBIRTH; HUMANS; INDIANS, NORTH AMERICAN; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; MEXICO; MIDDLE AGED; MIDWIFERY; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING EDUCATION RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; TIME FACTORS; WOMEN'S HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 3242777030     PISSN: 15269523     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmwh.2004.03.008     Document Type: Article

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