Reconciling Tradition and Medicine
Monday, November 13, 2017
Pencerah Nusantara has enlisted government-assigned midwives and traditional birth attendants in Randomayang, North Mamuju, to promote safe childbirth. Visits by pregnant mothers to public health centers have increased sharply.
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Agnes Norvin was used to blatant rejection- or even expulsion- while visiting pregnant women, although the midwife at Randomayang village’s Puskesmas (public health center) would simply offer free health examination for pregnant women in Randomayang, North Sulawesi. "It was very difficult for me to convince pregnant women to go for a checkup," said the 39-year-old woman.
Agnes began visiting local homes because not many pregnant women were willi
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