Traditional and biomedical maternal and neonatal care practices in a rural Indigenous population of the Bolivian Amazon.

ABSTRACT: In recent decades, Bolivia has expanded maternal and child health insurance coverage to improve access to prenatal and early life health care. Nationally, however, maternal and child health disparities persist along a rural-urban divide. Research is needed among rural populations to better understand local barriers to health care access and usage. Particularly among Indigenous populations, disparities may be compounded by differences in preferences for and access to traditional versus biomedical health care. We examined prenatal care and birth practices among Tsimane forager-farmers of El Beni, Bolivia. From 2012-2013, we interviewed 151 Tsimane mothers (0-35 months postpartum) from nine villages about birth and neonatal care practices, prenatal care, and pharmaceutical usage during labour

SUBMITTER: Martin MA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9810376 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature