A report of a midwifery model for training traditional midwives in Guatemala.

Midwives for Midwives in Guatemala: Weaving Traditional and Professional Midwifery

Focus Group with Guatemalan Traditional Midwives about Postpartum Hemorrhage

Guatemala, midwives, postpartum, hemorrhage, childbirth, obstetrics, focus group Traditional midwives attend the majority of births in Guatemala (Maupin, 2008; Walsh 2006; Walsh 2003), yet evidence from Lang and Elkin’s landmark article (1997) shows traditional midwives in Guatemala lack basic skills to prevent and treat postpartum hemorrhage (PPH). Most traditional midwives are indigenous and ...

Evaluation of midwifery care: results from a survey in rural Guatemala.

In an effort to reduce infant and maternal morbidity and mortality in developing countries, the World Health Organization has promoted the training of traditional birth attendants (midwives) and their incorporation into the formal health care system. In this paper, we examine several aspects of the integration of traditional and biomedical maternity care that are likely to reflect the quality o...

Weaving Traditional and Professional Midwifery The Story of Midwife, Birth Center, and the Empowerment of Midwives in Guatemala

The changing role of indigenous lay midwives in Guatemala: new frameworks for analysis.

OBJECTIVES to examine the present-day knowledge formation and practice of indigenous Kaqchikel-speaking midwives, with special attention to their interactions with the Guatemalan medical community, training models, and allopathic knowledge in general. DESIGN/PARTICIPANTS a qualitative study consisting of participant-observation in lay midwife training programs; in-depth interviews with 44 pra...