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Mamawasis (Peru)

In: The Multimedia Encyclopedia of Women in Today's World Encyclopedia of Women in Today's World
Edited by: Mary Zeiss Stange, Carol K. Oyster & Jane E. Sloan
Subject:Women in Management, Sociology of Gender, Women's Studies

Mamawasi, which is Quechua for “waiting house,” is an initiative of the Peruvian Ministry of Health to establish facilities where indigenous women in rural areas remote from any health center can access adequate care during childbirth. In addition to bridging the ...

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  Stange, M. Z., Oyster, C. K., & Sloan, J. E. (2013). Mamawasis (peru). In The multimedia encyclopedia of women in today's world (Vol. 1, pp. 1129-1132). SAGE Publications, Inc., https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781452270388.n250
  
  Stange, Mary Z., Carol K. Oyster, and Jane E. Sloan. "Mamawasis (Peru)." In The Multimedia Encyclopedia of Women in Today's World Encyclopedia of Women in Today's World, 2nd ed.edited by Stange, Mary Zeiss., Carol K. Oyster, and Jane E. Sloan, 1129-32. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2013. https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781452270388.n250.
  
  Stange, M. Z., Oyster, C. K. and Sloan, J. E. 2013. Mamawasis (Peru). In: Mary Z. Stange, Carol K. Oyster and Jane E. Sloan Editors, 2013. The Multimedia Encyclopedia of Women in Today's World Encyclopedia of Women in Today's World, 2nd edn, Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc. pp. 1129-1132 Available at: <https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781452270388.n250> [Accessed 20 Aug 2022].
  
  Stange, Mary Z., et al. "Mamawasis (Peru)." The Multimedia Encyclopedia of Women in Today's World Encyclopedia of Women in Today's World. Edited by2nd ed Vol. 1. Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2013, pp. 1129-32. SAGE Knowledge. 20 Aug 2022, doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781452270388.n250.
  
  Stange, Mary Z., Carol K. OysterJane E. Sloan (2013). Mamawasis (peru) In:Mamawasis (Peru) The multimedia encyclopedia of women in today's world Vol. 1. 2 ed. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc.; 2013:1129-1132. doi:10.4135/9781452270388.n250
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