{"product_id":"delivering-health-lydia-z-dixon-9780826501134","title":"Delivering Health: Midwifery and Development in Mexico","description":"\u003cb\u003eHonorable Mention for the Association for Feminist Anthropology's Rosaldo Book Prize, 2021\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Maternal health outcomes are a key focus of global health initiatives. In \u003ci\u003eDelivering Health\u003c\/i\u003e, author Lydia Z. Dixon uncovers the ways such outcomes have been shaped by broader historical, political, and social factors in Mexico, through the perspectives of those who are at the front lines fighting for change: midwives. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Midwives have long been marginalized in Mexico as remnants of the country's precolonial past, yet Dixon shows how they are now strategically positioning themselves as agents of modernity and development. Midwifery education programs have popped up across Mexico, each with their own critique of the health care system and vision for how midwifery can help. \u003ci\u003eDelivering Health\u003c\/i\u003e ethnographically examines three such schools with very different educational approaches and professional goals. From San Miguel de Allende to Oaxaca to Michoac疣 and points between, Dixon takes us into the classrooms, clinics, and conferences where questions of what it means to provide good reproductive health care are being taught, challenged, and implemented. Through interviews, observational data, and even student artwork, we are shown how underlying inequality manifests in poor care for many Mexican women. The midwives in this book argue that they can improve care while also addressing this inequality. Ultimately, \u003ci\u003eDelivering Health\u003c\/i\u003e asks us to consider the possibility that marginalized actors like midwives may hold the solution to widespread concerns in health.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lydia Z. Dixon\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0826501133\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780826501134\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Vanderbilt University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/15\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 242\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.55d","brand":"Lydia Z. Dixon","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43942574260479,"sku":"9780826501134","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_cff0c1c9-e41e-48c6-8db8-e1a81293dfd4.jpg?v=1681493142","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/delivering-health-lydia-z-dixon-9780826501134","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}