Pèdisyon and Indispozisyon: Reproductive Illness and Embodied Experience in Haiti
Abstract
This thesis explores anthropological documentation of reproductive illnesses in Haiti
and how these illnesses shape maternal and infant health outcomes. Through examining
gender roles, health infrastructure, and medical beliefs in Haiti, I provide context
for a framework that posits these illnesses as embodied history, trauma, and experience.
Furthermore, I examine the evolving intersection of Vodou and biomedicine and its
role in informing reproductive illness discourse and treatment. Finally, I propose
ways in which an understanding of these illnesses can be integrated into health services
in order to improve maternal and child health in Haiti.
Type
Honors thesisDepartment
Romance StudiesSubject
Haiti, reproductive illness,Permalink
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McDonough, Annie (2014). Pèdisyon and Indispozisyon: Reproductive Illness and Embodied Experience in Haiti.
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