When the United Nations announced the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in 2000, approximately half a million women worldwide died each year from complications associated with pregnancy and childbirth. The fifth MDG aimed to reduce the maternal mortality rate by 75 per cent between 1990 and 2015, but by the target date, the goal had not been reached. In The Limits of Trust Lisa Nicole Mills investigates the reasons why Mexico in particular did not meet its objective. Focusing on the states of Guerrero, Chiapas, and Oaxaca, where maternal mortality rates are the highest in the country, Mills looks into how MDG 5 has been implemented in Mexico, how it has been experienced by individuals and groups, what obstacles have been encountered, and what factors have facilitated improvements in maternal health. Using data gathered from interviews with NGOs, government officials, and health care workers, the book argues that government and feminist NGO efforts to build trust in the health care system have fallen short because of systemic failures to protect women's rights and enhance the quality of health care. In Mexico a woman's risk of dying from a pregnancy-related complication is five times higher than in developed countries. The Limits of Trust explores the realities of implementing maternal health initiatives on the ground in rural, remote, and impoverished areas, and the steps that can be taken to successfully combat maternal mortality.
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- Bibliography, etc. Note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [187]-218) and index
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- CaOOCEL
- Description conventions
- rda
- Dewey Decimal Classification Number
- 362.198200972
- Dewey Decimal Edition Number
- 23
- Distributor
- Canadian Electronic Library (Firm),
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- Issued as part of the desLibris books collection
- Geographic Area Code
- n-mx---
- ISBN
- 9780773552500 9780773551084
- LCCN
- RG963.M6
- LCCN Item number
- M55 2017eb
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- CaBNVSL
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- CaBNVSL
- Physical Description | Extent
- 1 electronic text (xx, 228 pages)
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- Ottawa, Ontario
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- CaOOCEL
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- Access restricted to authorized users and institutions
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- (CaBNVSL)thg00975474 (OCoLC)1015239879 (CaOOCEL)453336
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- Mode of access: World Wide Web
- Title proper/short title
- Millennium Development Goals, maternal health, and health policy in Mexico
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- CaBNVSL
Table of Contents
- Cover 1
- Copyright 5
- Contents 8
- Tables and Figures 10
- Acknowledgments 12
- Abbreviations 16
- Introduction 26
- 1 Mexico and the Implementation of the Maternal Health Millennium Development Goal 56
- 2 Maternal Health and Health Sector Reform in Mexico 77
- 3 Guerrero: The Limits of the Local 113
- 4 Chiapas: The Challenges of NGO Collaboration 141
- 5 Oaxaca: The Impact of Doctors’ Mobilization 166
- Conclusion 183
- Notes 194
- References 212
- Index 242