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Examining the unresolved conundrum of Traditional Birth Attendants' involvement in maternal and child health care delivery in Ghana.
- Source :
- Health Care for Women International; Dec2019, Vol. 40 Issue 12, p1336-1354, 19p, 1 Diagram, 1 Chart
- Publication Year :
- 2019
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Abstract
- Traditional Birth Attendants (TBAs) have been a critical human resource in maternal health care delivery in Ghana. However, following the World Health Organization's directive for countries to discontinue using TBAs, the government of Ghana has since emphasized the use of skilled birth attendants. This policy shift created tensions between TBAs and Community Health Nurses. We examine this conundrum in this paper. We find that despite the ban, TBAs still attend a significant number of births – a situation which has produced intense contestations and continuous jostling for "functioning space" and clients between TBAs and nurses. We recommend a consensus-based partnership approach that promotes cultural competence and is sensitive to contextual cultural practices that underpin pregnancy and childbirth. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- ATTITUDE (Psychology)
CHILD health services
CHILDBIRTH
COMMUNITIES
COMMUNITY health nursing
COMMUNITY health services
INFANT health services
INTERPROFESSIONAL relations
INTERVIEWING
MEDICAL care
MEDICAL care use
MEDICAL personnel
NURSES
TRUST
PSYCHOLOGY of women
MIDWIFERY
JUDGMENT sampling
OCCUPATIONAL roles
CULTURAL competence
DESCRIPTIVE statistics
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 07399332
- Volume :
- 40
- Issue :
- 12
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Health Care for Women International
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 140851047
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/07399332.2018.1540006