Maternal Death and Pregnancy-Related Morbidity Among Indigenous Women of Mexico and Central America

Chapter 1 Introduction to Indigenous Women and Their Pregnancies: Misunderstood, Stigmatized, and at Risk

Chapter 2 Aztec Pregnancy: Archaeological and Cultural Foundations for Motherhood and Childbearing in Ancient Mesoamerica

Chapter 3 Hypertensive Mothers, Obstetric Hemorrhage, and Infections: Biomedical Aspects of Maternal Death Among Indigenous Women in Mexico and Central America

Chapter 4 Speaking in Tongues: The Importance of Speaking Indigenous Languages in Maternal Health Care

Chapter 5 Maternal Health in Central America: The Role of Medicinal Plants in the Pregnancy-Related Health and Well-Being of Indigenous Women in Central America

Chapter 6 Gender and Family Planning Among Indigenous Women in Mexico and Central America: A Call to Action

Chapter 7 Antenatal Care Among Poor and Indigenous Women in Central America and Mexico: A Cross-Country Study of Access, Utilization, and Barriers

Chapter 8 Structural Violence: An Important Factor of Maternal Mortality Among Indigenous Women in Chiapas, Mexico

Chapter 9 Maternal Mortality and the Coverage, Availability of Resources, and Access to Women’s Health Services in Three Indigenous Regions of Mexico: Guerrero Mountains, Tarahumara Sierra, and Nayar

Chapter 10 Reconquista: Obstetric Violence and Underreporting of Obstetric Complications in Yucatán and Quintana Roo

Chapter 11 Pregnancy, Birth, and Babies: Motherhood and Modernization in a Yucatec Village

Chapter 12 Social Support and Social Suffering: Uterine Health and Isihuayo Among Indigenous Women in Mexico

Chapter 13 Characteristics of Maternal Death Among Mayan Women in Yucatan, Mexico

Chapter 14 Contraceptive Counseling and Family Planning Services in the Chiapas Highlands: Challenges and Opportunities for Improving Access for the Indigenous Population

Chapter 15 Problems with Epidemiological Surveillance and Under-Reporting of Maternal Deaths in Yucatan, Mexico: An Analysis of Six Studies

Chapter 16 Contemporary Issues in the Training, Practice, and Implementation of Midwifery for Indigenous Women in Mexico

Chapter 17 Registration of Vital Events by the Civil Registry Office in an Indigenous Context: Implications for the Registration of Maternal Deaths

Chapter 18 Misconceived Mortality: Solitary Birth and Maternal Mortality Among the Rarámuri of Northern Mexico

Chapter 19 Lessons from Chiapas: Caring for Indigenous Women Through a Femifocal Model of Care

Chapter 20 Maternal Mortality of Indigenous Women in Mexico: An Analysis from the Perspective of Human Rights

Chapter 21 The Consequences of Social Inequality: Maternal Morbidity and Mortality in Honduran Miskito Communities

Chapter 22 Managing Maternal Mortality: On-the-Ground Practices of Traditional Birth Attendants in Southern Belize

Chapter 23 Curse or Cure? The Phenomenon of Obeah Pregnancy Among Belizean Maya

Chapter 24 Childbirth as a Lens of Medicalization on a Guatemalan Plantation

Chapter 25 Approaching Maternal Health from a Decolonized, Systemic, and Culturally Safe Approach: Case Study of the Mayan-Indigenous Populations of Guatemala

Chapter 26 Emergency Obstetrical Planning in Rural Guatemala: A Case Study

Chapter 27 Unintended Pregnancy, Induced Abortion, and Unmet Need for Effective Contraception in Twenty-First Century Indigenous Mayan Populations of Guatemala

Chapter 28 Maternal Care in Guatemala: Problematizing Discourses of Development, Transnational Advocacy, and Indigeneity

Chapter 29 “The Mosquito Brings the Sickness”: Local Knowledge, Stigma, and Barriers to Zika Prevention in Rural Guatemala

Chapter 30 Maternal Morbidity and Mortality in the Rural Trifinio Region of Southwestern Guatemala: Analysis of the Problems, Strategic Successes, and Challenges

Chapter 31 The Emerging Role of the Comadrona as a Broker Between Ancient Cultural Beliefs and Modern Biomedicalization to Improve Maternal Health Care in Guatemala

Chapter 32 Poverty, Local Perceptions, and Access to Services: Understanding Obstetric Choices for Rural and Indigenous Women in Guatemala in the Twenty-First Century

Chapter 33 Family Planning Methods Among Mayan Women in Guatemala and the Challenges Facing the Indigenous Population

Chapter 34 Toward an Understanding of Placentas, Umbilical Cords, and Cauls Among Kaqchikel Maya Midwives of Guatemala

Chapter 35 From Dengue to Zika: Environmental and Structural Risk Factors for Child and Maternal Health in Costa Rica Among Indigenous and Nonindigenous Peoples

Chapter 36 Improving Maternal Health Status in Indigenous Communities of Panama: Community-Based Participatory Research and Interventions Among the Ngäbe-Buglé People of Panama

Chapter 37 Clinicians Working Alongside the Traditional Ngäbe-Buglé Lay Midwives of Panama

Chapter 38 Overcoming Barriers to Reducing Adolescent Pregnancy and Improving Maternal Health in Nicaragua

Chapter 39 A Lexicon for Anthropological, Epidemiological, and Biomedical Research of Reproductive and Maternal Health

Chapter 40 A Glossary for Anthropological Research Referring to Indigenous Peoples of Mexico and Central America