@incollection{fdi:010098093,
  title = {{W}hen the traditional midwife is a man : reimagining traditional midwifery in {L}aos and globally},
  author = {{H}ancart {P}etitet, {P}ascale},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{I}n the late 19th century, the {WHO} made three recommendations based on the belief that

biomedicine could prevent most maternal deaths, one of which was to train traditional

midwives, also known as traditional birth attendants ({TBA}s). {H}owever, after years of debate,

{WHO} officially discontinued {TBA} training programs in 2004 ({WHO}/{ICM}/{FIGO} 2004).

{W}hile maternal mortality rates have decreased in many places due to the implementation of

capacity-building programs and caregiver training, women in remote rural areas or in

vulnerable settings still rely on traditional midwives. {W}hat happens when the traditional

midwife is a man? {T}his chapter aims to investigate the biographical facts and the historical

and social changes that have led some men in {L}aos, including husbands, to take on the roles

of traditional midwives and to analyze the effects of this appropriation. {T}he reflections

provided in this chapter are based on both long-term engagements with traditional midwives

and on intensive ethnographic fieldwork conducted in {L}aos since 2013.},
  keywords = {{LAOS}},
  booktitle = {{T}raditional midwives : cross-cultural perspectives},
  numero = {},
  pages = {20},
  address = {{N}ew {Y}ork},
  publisher = {{R}outledge},
  series = {},
  year = {2025},
  ISBN = {9781003380160},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010098093},
}