The place of birth in Kafa Zone, Ethiopia
Jackson, R.
Health Care for Women International 35(7-9): 728-742
2014
ISSN/ISBN: 0739-9332 PMID: 24786334 DOI: 10.1080/07399332.2014.914940Document Number: 624848
In this qualitative study, I used an ethnographic approach to provide an understanding about the place of birth in rural and semiurban Kafa Zone, Ethiopia. I interviewed women about birth at home and asked what would happen if there were serious problems and a woman was taken to a health facility. The development of health services aimed at reducing maternal mortality implies that the place of birth must change from home to health facility, but the distance from international policy to its implementation is vast and the pathway is not a direct, linear route.