Agness Mseteka: Maternity Waiting Home Caretaker and Protector of Pregnant Women in Rural Zambia

To share her story, we interviewed Agness Mseteka about her experience as a maternity waiting home (MWH) caretaker at the district hospital in rural Lundazi, Zambia. Maternity waiting homes, also known as mother’s shelters, are structures built near healthcare facilities to minimize the critical bar...

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Autores principales:	Julie M. Buser, Brenda Moyo
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Publicado:	Ubiquity Press 2021
Materias:	Infectious and parasitic diseases RC109-216 Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:7d1fbefc84e24abea9a34b2df24826a92021-12-02T16:06:21ZAgness Mseteka: Maternity Waiting Home Caretaker and Protector of Pregnant Women in Rural Zambia2214-999610.5334/aogh.3253https://doaj.org/article/7d1fbefc84e24abea9a34b2df24826a92021-06-01T00:00:00Zhttps://annalsofglobalhealth.org/articles/3253https://doaj.org/toc/2214-9996To share her story, we interviewed Agness Mseteka about her experience as a maternity waiting home (MWH) caretaker at the district hospital in rural Lundazi, Zambia. Maternity waiting homes, also known as mother’s shelters, are structures built near healthcare facilities to minimize the critical barrier of distance to accessing maternal health services. Agness’ story highlights the central role caretakers play in contributing to the successful implementation and sustainability of MWH interventions. Agness is well positioned to be an agent of positive change by bringing health education to pregnant women. An important lesson learned from Agness’ story is the need for future research to explore the sustainability of MWHs and long-term effectiveness of income generating activities by the community after the completion of externally funded implementing programs.Julie M. BuserBrenda MoyoUbiquity PressarticleInfectious and parasitic diseasesRC109-216Public aspects of medicineRA1-1270ENAnnals of Global Health, Vol 87, Iss 1 (2021)
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description	To share her story, we interviewed Agness Mseteka about her experience as a maternity waiting home (MWH) caretaker at the district hospital in rural Lundazi, Zambia. Maternity waiting homes, also known as mother’s shelters, are structures built near healthcare facilities to minimize the critical barrier of distance to accessing maternal health services. Agness’ story highlights the central role caretakers play in contributing to the successful implementation and sustainability of MWH interventions. Agness is well positioned to be an agent of positive change by bringing health education to pregnant women. An important lesson learned from Agness’ story is the need for future research to explore the sustainability of MWHs and long-term effectiveness of income generating activities by the community after the completion of externally funded implementing programs.
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Agness Mseteka: Maternity Waiting Home Caretaker and Protector of Pregnant Women in Rural Zambia

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