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Childbearing and the training of traditional birth attendants in rural Haitiarticle 1986 • Allman, Suzanne
Haitians • Middle America and the Caribbean > Caribbean
This article focuses on childbearing practices and the training of traditional birth attendants through a donor-funded program in rural Haiti. It shows that in 1983 about 70% of women in Haiti deliver at home in an environment characterized by poor s...