Reproductive health has emerged as an organizational framework that incorporates men
into maternal and child health (MCH) programs. For several decades, medical …

Mexican cuisine has emerged as a paradox of globalization. Food enthusiasts throughout
the world celebrate the humble taco at the same time that Mexicans are eating fewer tortillas …

Based on extensive fieldwork in Calcutta, this book provides the first ethnography of how
middle-class women in India understand and experience economic change through …

Like the First Edition, this book serves as guide to the science and art of community health
promotion. The last decade of research and development has considerably advanced the …

Born with the destiny of becoming a Mayan sacred midwife, Chona Pérez has carried on
centuries-old traditional Indigenous American birth and healing practices over her 85 years …

OBJECTIVE:: to describe the perspectives and experiences of women in their use of
antenatal care and in their reasoning on specific antenatal care routines. DESIGN:: two …

Background Understanding of local knowledge and practices relating to the newborn period,
as locally defined, is needed in the development of interventions to reduce neonatal …

Despite high infant and maternal mortality rates, many Mozambican women with access to
prenatal services delay prenatal clinic consultations, limiting opportunity for prevention and …

According to the Latina health paradox, Mexican immigrant women have less complicated
pregnancies and more favorable birth outcomes than many other groups, in spite of …

This article argues that a generational approach focusing on changing constellations of
cultural practices helps to understand culture. We contrast this approach with the “box …