Health Information Systems Project in Andhra Pradesh-Experiences from phcs in Kuppam

Anthropological perspectives on Health Care: Global issues in midwifery

• A distressing cross-cultural trend is showing up in the growing body of anthropological literature about midwifery and birth in the developing world. Many instances can be quoted from different countries and cultures about how midwives and pregnant women are treated.
• -- Robbie Davis-Floyd, Ph.D.,(Research Fellow in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Texas) Austin, Midwifery Today E-News, Vol 2(18), May 5, 2000