Episode 8: Going Beyond Statistics in Maternal and Child Health
Dr.
Priscilla Magrath and Lisa Balland discuss maternal and child health,
particularly looking at the case of Indonesia while discussing the influence of
policy on birthing practices, the notion of the “right to health,” and the
limitation of using statistics to describe health status. Some discussion
refers to Magrath’s article, “Right to Health: A Buzzword in Health Policy in
Indonesia” recently published in Medical Anthropology.
Priscilla Magrath, PhD, is a Medical Anthropologist that
specializes in global health policy and practice. Recent work in Indonesia has
examined how global health policies are interpreted and implemented in the
areas of maternal health.
Lisa Balland is a graduate student at the Mel and Enid Zuckerman
College of Public Health (MEZCOPH), studying global Family and Child Health.
She currently works with El Rio Health’s Reproductive Health Access Project
(RHAP), which centers young people in bringing sexual health access and rights
to Tucson teens, as well as works as a research assistant for the Title V
project at MEZCOPH.
Learning
Objectives:
- Distinguish between skilled birth attendants
and traditional birth attendants and the value of each. - Discuss how policy changes led by the World
Health Organization have affected birthing practices, particularly in Indonesia. - Explain the notion of the “right to health.”
- Discuss the limitations of statistics in
describing the qualitative experiences of community members.
Continuing Education Information: 0.75 CECH for CHES
CHES Provider number: 99036
Date Released: 10-23-19