a Mayan midwife and town Rogoff, Barbara. creator Chavajay Quiacain, Josue. Chavajay Quiaca�n, Chonita. Perez Gonzalez, Chona. text bibliography biography nyu New York Oxford University Press c2011 2011 monographic eng

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x, 343 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. Beginnings : stability and change -- Living culture, across generations -- Meeting Chona and San Pedro -- Paper with a mouth, recounting the developing destinies of an iyoom and her community -- Born to a spiritual calling, across generations : cultural heritage and resistance -- Childhood and where babies come from -- A becoming young woman -- Changing memories in changing practices -- Entry and prominence in a sacred profession -- Ripples across generations and nations in Mayan pregnancy and childbirth -- Ripples across generations and nations in birth destinies and postnatal care -- Ways of learning across times and places -- Traditions and transformations. Barbara Rogoff ; with Chona Perez Gonzalez, Chonita Chavajay Quiacain, and Josue Chavajay Quiacain. Includes bibliographical references and index. Perez Gonzalez, Chona Perez Gonzalez, Chona Midwives Guatemala Biography Midwifery Guatemala Biography Culture Guatemala Delivery, Obstetric Guatemala Maternal Welfare ethnology Guatemala Medicine, Traditional Guatemala Social Change Guatemala 618.20092 B 0195319907 (alk. paper) 9780195319903 (alk. paper) 2010033356 100806 20181127184617.0 7896