Global Health and the Village : : Transnational Contexts Governing Birth in Northern Uganda / / Sarah Rudrum.

The accounts of women navigating pregnancy in a post-conflict setting are characterized by widespread poverty, weak infrastructure, and inadequate health services. With a focus on a remote rural agrarian community in northern Uganda, Global Health and the Village brings the complex local and transna...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE COMPLETE 2021 English
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Place / Publishing House:Toronto : : University of Toronto Press, , [2021]
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Year of Publication:2021
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (184 p.) :; 3 b&w illustrations
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Acronyms and Abbreviations
  • Glossary of Terms
  • Chapter One. Introduction to a Crisis in Maternal Health
  • Chapter Two. Ongoing Social Distress: Care Seeking in a Remote Post-conflict Context
  • Chapter Three. Pregnancy and Daily Life: Health System and Home Factors Shaping Care
  • Chapter Four. Charity and Control: When Help Requires Compliance
  • Chapter Five. Vertical Health: Failures of Compulsory Couples’ HIV Testing
  • Chapter Six. Conclusions: Reconceiving the Maternal Health Crisis
  • References
  • Index