Family Secrets

Rachel R. Chapman

Description

Behind a thatched hut, a birthing woman bleeds to death only minutes from "life-saving" maternity care. Author Rachel Chapman begins Family Secrets with the deceptively simple question, "Why don't women in Mozambique use existing prenatal and maternity services?" then widens her analysis to include a whole universe of cultural, political, and economic forces. Fusing cultural anthropology with political economy, Chapman vividly demonstrates how neoliberalism and the increasing importance of the market have led to changing sexual and reproductive strategies for women.

Pregnant herself during her research, Chapman interviewed 83 women during pregnancy and postpartum. She discovered that the social relations surrounding traditional Shona practices, Christian faith healing, and Western biomedical treatments are as important to women's choices as the efficacy of the therapies.

Sujets

• Santé et bien-être
• Santé du quotidien
• Santé au quotidien
• Santé au quotidien
• Fitness
• Health
• Anthropology
• Ethnography
• Sociology
• CAB Direct (database)
• Women's Health
• African Studies
• Women's Studies

Informations

• Publié par: Vanderbilt University Press
• Date de parution: 31 janvier 2011
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9780826517197
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 1 Mo

Extrait

Family Secrets

Risking Reproduction in Central Mozambique

R A C H E L R . C H A P M A N

FaMILY SEcRETs

FaMILY SEcRETs Risking Reproduction in Central Mozambique

Racel R. Capman

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Capman, Racel Rebeka, 96– Family secrets : risking reproduction in central Mozambique / Racel R. Capman. p. ; cm. Includes bibliograpical references and index. ISBN 978-0-865-77- (clot ed. : alk. paper) ISBN 978-0-865-78-0 (pbk. ed. : alk. paper) . Maternal ealt services—Utilization—Mozambique. . Healt beavior—Mozambique. . Pregnant women— Mozambique. I. Title. [DNLM: . Maternal Healt Services—utilization— Mozambique. . Antropology, Cultural—Mozambique. . Social Conditions—Mozambique. 4. Women’s Rigts— Mozambique. WA 0 HM7 C466f 00] RG966.M85C5 00 6.9’8009679—dc 000050

For my mothers and fathers brothers and sisters Solea and James

In memory of George Povey

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CONTENTs

Acknowledgments

Reproduction on te Margins he Road to Mucessua he Nova Vida Reproducing Reproducers Controlling Women: Reproducing Risk Seeking Safe Passage: Pregnancy Risk and Prenatal Care Segredos da Casa AIDS and te Politics of Protection

Notes References Index

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1 36 68 105 145

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AcKNOWLEDGMENTs

Graça Macel opened my eyes to te uman costs of te rigt-wing insur- gency tat our government supported in Mozambique and moved me to commit to practical and socially conscious work tere. Prexy Nesbitt, Steve Gloyd, Katy Seldon, and Steve Tarcynski connected me to te Mozam- bique Support Network and elped build te bridge I crossed to te coun- try. James Pfeiffer’s true partnersip gave me te courage to make it appen. Witout tese people tis book would not exist. hank you all.  Javelina Aguiar, my wise teacer and researc partner, opened te pat to Mucessua, made me part of er family, and motered my first pregnancy. I am forever indebted to er. I am also indebted to te Mucessua party struc- ture, especially te Mozambican Women’s Organization (OMM) and te late Sr. Jaime Taunga, first bairro secretary. I tank te people of Mucessua, especially te women wo sared teir omes and stories. he preventable loss of so many lives and te continued ardsips for all tose left beind keep me focused.  I tank te Manica Province and Gondola District Healt Directorates, especially my counterpart, Sr. Davissone, wo introduced me to te people and land of Manica; Florencia Floriano, te provincial director of maternal and cild ealt; te late Sr. Macobo, provincial director of te Manica Community Healt Department; provincial epidemiologist Dr. Jim Black; Gondola District directors Sr. Manuel and Sr. Carmagira; Nurse Mentira and Sister Sika at te Gondola maternity ward; and te Gondola Commu- nity Healt director, Sr. Maguaze.  he administrative, logistical, and program teams of Mozambique Healt Committee were invaluable in teir support. I tank Nancy Ibraimo, Moi- ses Metuque, Isaias Sitoe, and Susana Knip in te Cimoio office; my Mo- zambique Healt Committee colleagues Lucy Ramirez, Yves Lafort, Claire Metraud, Jorine Muiser, and Katy Hubenet; and Diana McCleod, Peggy Reile, te late George Povey, Tatiana, and Lisa in Seattle eadquarters. Srs. Traquino, Mario, Fernando, Macado, and Madeira provided transport and keen commentary on watever was te subject of te day. In Maputo, tanks to Dr. Julie Cliff, Kery Sylvester, Isabel Casamira, and Ana Laforte at te University of Eduardo Mondlane and Anamarie Jurg and Tomas Taju at te

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