Publications by authors named "Abraham de Jesus-Garcia"
A 2017 randomised controlled trial in Guerrero State, Mexico, showed supporting Indigenous traditional midwives on their own terms improved traditional childbirths without inferior maternal health outcomes. This narrative evaluation complements the trial to document participant experience of safer birth in cultural safety, transformative dynamics and implementation issues of the intervention. Stories came from 26 traditional midwives, 28 apprentices, 12 intercultural brokers and 20 Indigenous women who experienced the intervention.
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- The study aimed to evaluate if supporting traditional midwives while respecting Indigenous practices could improve maternal health outcomes.
- Conducted in Guerrero State, Mexico, the trial involved over 800 pregnant women and focused on various health outcomes, including complications and traditional childbirth experiences.
- Results showed lower rates of complications and a higher engagement in traditional childbirth practices in communities that received support for traditional midwifery.
Associations with perineal trauma during childbirth at home and in health facilities in indigenous municipalities in southern Mexico: a cross-sectional cluster survey.
Abraham de Jesús-García Sergio Paredes-Solís Geovani Valtierra-Gil Felipe Rene Serrano-de Los Santos Belén Madeline Sánchez-Gervacio
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth
May 2018
Article Synopsis
- The study examined perineal tears and episiotomies during vaginal births among women in southern Mexico, focusing on the impact of traditional midwives.
- The research found that a significant majority of indigenous women gave birth at home, with a notable percentage reporting perineal trauma.
- Key factors influencing the risk of perineal trauma included the type of delivery attendant, with traditional midwives associated with a lower risk compared to hospital settings.