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Cecilia Van Hollen - Birth in the Age of Aids - 9780804784221 - V9780804784221
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Birth in the Age of Aids

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Description for Birth in the Age of Aids Hardback. "Birth in the Age of AIDS" is a vivid and poignant portrayal of the experiences and struggles of HIV-positive women in India during pregnancy, birth, and motherhood at the beginning of the 21st century. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JFFH2; JHBF; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522.
Birth in the Age of AIDS is a vivid and poignant portrayal of the experiences of HIV-positive women in India during pregnancy, birth, and motherhood at the beginning of the 21st century. The government of India, together with global health organizations, established an important public health initiative to prevent HIV transmission from mother to child. While this program, which targets poor women attending public maternity hospitals, has improved health outcomes for infants, it has resulted in sometimes devastatingly negative consequences for poor, young mothers because these women are being tested for HIV in far greater numbers than their male spouses ... Read more

Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
Palo Alto, United States
ISBN
9780804784221
SKU
V9780804784221
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15

About Cecilia Van Hollen
Cecilia Van Hollen is Associate Professor of Anthropology at the Maxwell School for Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse University.

Reviews for Birth in the Age of Aids
"Birth in the Age of AIDS brings out the roles of policy and network activism in supporting pregnant HIV-positive women. This support structure has helped them deal with cultural stigmatization and gender inequalities and seek social justice. Lucidly documented research findings along with discussion on policy insights make this book an important reading for all who are directly or indirectly ... Read more

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