{"id":2949,"date":"2015-03-18T07:51:44","date_gmt":"2015-03-18T10:51:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.revistahcsm.coc.fiocruz.br\/english\/?p=2949"},"modified":"2015-03-18T07:57:47","modified_gmt":"2015-03-18T10:57:47","slug":"childbirth-in-bolivias-high-plans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/revistahcsm.coc.fiocruz.br\/english\/childbirth-in-bolivias-high-plans\/","title":{"rendered":"Childbirth in Bolivia’s High Plans"},"content":{"rendered":"

Mar 2015<\/p>\n

In Bolivia\u2019s High Plains, or Altiplano, the indigenous Aymara live by proud traditions. They work the land, weave home-dyed yarns and play handcrafted woodwinds in festivals that draw tourists from all over the world.<\/p>\n

But the Aymara, suspicious of modern medicine, also suffer among the world\u2019s highest maternal and infant mortality rates. In 2013, 230 women died for every 100,000 registered births and 36 babies died for every 1,000 registered births. When Olmo Calvo, a freelance photojournalist from Madrid, received a grant for work documenting Spain\u2019s economic crisis, he used the money to visit the Altiplano and document efforts to stem this medical and humanitarian crisis. Read full story in the New York Times blog<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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The midwife Leonarda Quispe Rojas, 60, massaged the belly of Zenobia Mamani Ramos, who was 38 week pregnant in her home in Patacamaya, Bolivia<\/p><\/div>\n

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Nearing her delivery, Zenobia Mamani Ramos, 38, continued to receive care from Lenarda Quispe Rojas, an Aymar\u00e1 midwife.<\/p><\/div>\n

Read more, in Spanish, about traditional medicine in HCS Manguinhos:<\/p>\n

Quispe, Walter \u00c1lvarez and Loza, Carmen Beatriz.\u00a0Medicinas tradicionales andinas y su despenalizaci\u00f3n: entrevista con Walter \u00c1lvarez Quispe<\/strong><\/a>.\u00a0Hist. cienc. saude-Manguinhos<\/i>, Dic 2014, vol.21, no.4, p.1475-1486. ISSN 0104-5970<\/p>\n

Loza, Carmen Beatriz.\u00a0\u00bfPor qu\u00e9 es dif\u00edcil subordinar la medicina tradicional andina a la biomedicina?<\/strong><\/a>.\u00a0Hist. cienc. saude-Manguinhos<\/i>, Mar 2014, vol.21, no.1, p.353-356. ISSN 0104-5970<\/p>\n

Loza, Carmen Beatriz.\u00a0\u00bfLa disminuci\u00f3n de la mortalidad materna es un simple problema t\u00e9cnico de adecuaci\u00f3n cultural?<\/strong><\/a>.\u00a0Hist. cienc. saude-Manguinhos<\/i>, Set 2013, vol.20, no.3, p.1082-1086. ISSN 0104-5970<\/p>\n

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