Casas Maternas in the Rural Highlands of Guatemala: A Mixed-Methods Case Study of the Introduction and Utilization of Birthing Facilities by an Indigenous Population

BACKGROUND: An international NGO, with financial and managerial support from “partner” communities, established Casas Maternas (birthing facilities) in 3 municipalities in the isolated northwestern highlands of the department of Huehuetenango in Guatemala—an area with high maternal mortality ratio (...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Stollak, Ira, Valdez, Mario, Rivas, Karin, Perry, Henry
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Global Health: Science and Practice 2016
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Original Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4807753/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27016548
http://dx.doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-15-00266

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4807753/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27016548
http://dx.doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-15-00266

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