Integrating Culture Into Maternity Care Programs: A Systematic Mapping of Interventions

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By: Anayda Portela, Technical Officer, Department of Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health, World Health Organization; Dr. Ernestina Coast, Associate Professor of Population Studies, Department of Social Policy, London School of Economics and Political Science; Eleri Jones, PhD candidate, Department of Social Policy, London School of Economics and Political Science; Samantha Lattof, PhD candidate, Department of Social Policy, London School of Economics and Political Science

Scaling up women’s use of skilled maternity care is an important component of global strategies to improve maternal and newborn health, but the availability and provision of skilled care does not necessarily lead to increased utilisation of services. Culture can often influence women’s use of maternity care services, either leading women to avoid services or to seek them. Differences between the cultures of maternity care services and service users have been recognised as a major issue in service delivery… read more