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Maternal Health and American Cultural Values - Beyond the Social Determinants (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2023)
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Maternal Health and American Cultural Values - Beyond the Social Determinants (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2023)
Series: Global Maternal and Child Health
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This book uniquely explores American cultural values as a factor in
maternal health. It looks beyond the social determinants of health
as primarily contributing to the escalating maternal morbidity and
mortality in the United States.  The United States is
an outlier with poor maternal health outcomes and high
morbidity/mortality in comparison to other high-resource and many
mid-level resource nations. While the social determinants of health
identify social and environmental conditions affecting maternal
health, they do not answer the broader underlying question of why
many American women, in a high-resource environment, experience
poor maternal health outcomes. Frequent near-misses, high levels of
severe childbearing-related morbidity, and high maternal mortality
are comparable to those of lower-resource nations. This book
includes contributions from recognized medical and cultural
anthropologists, and diverse clinical and public health
professionals. The authors examine American patterns of
decision-making from the perspectives of intersecting social,
cultural, and medical values influencing maternal health outcomes.
Using an interdisciplinary critical analysis approach, the work
draws upon decision-making theory and life course theory. Topics
explored include: Cultural values as a basis for decision-making
Social regard for motherhood Immigrants, refugees and undocumented
mothers Cultural conflicts and maternal autonomy Health outcomes
among justice-involved mothers Maternal Health and American
Cultural Values: Beyond the Social Determinants is an
essential resource for clinical and public health practitioners and
their students, providing a framework for graduate-level courses in
public health, the health sciences, women’s studies, and the
social sciences. The book also targets anthropologists,
sociologists, and women studies scholars seeking to explain the
links between American cultural decision-making and health
outcomes. Policy-makers, ethicists, journalists, and advocates for
reproductive health justice also would find the text a useful
resource.
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