This article explores ethical issues raised by parenting interventions implemented in communities low- to middle-income countries (LMICs) with rural, subsistence lifestyles. Many of these foster “positive practices” improve children’s chances fulfilling their developmental potential. The practices are derived from attachment theory and presented as the universal standard good care. But attachment-based is typical primarily people living Western lifestyles runs counter different ways many...

This article examines the parent intervention program evaluated by Weber et al. (2017) and argues that there are scientific ethical problems with such efforts in applied developmental science. Scientifically, these programs rely on data from a small narrow sample of world's population; assume existence fixed pathways; pit knowledge against indigenous knowledge. The authors question critical role talk as solely providing rich cognitive stimulation important to school success, primary...

Abstract On the basis of ethnographic fieldwork with rural Mapuche families in Araucanía region Chile, this article analyzes ways which parenting practices and process socialization during early childhood involve transmit a sense volition that is intrinsic to notions personhood autonomy. Recounting concrete daily events, we describe how children make use their own initiative intentionality when exploring, acting, learning, creating social relationships. At same time, parents avoid constant...

To protect women against cervical cancer, the World Health Organization recommends that aged 30 to 49 years be screened with tests detect human papillomavirus (HPV). If countries have greatest burden of this disease-especially those in sub-Saharan Africa-are not left behind, we must understand challenges they face and identify measures can help them take full advantage now innovations are transforming screening services wealthier countries. We reviewed policy documents published literature...

In this article, I reflect on the negotiations involved in childcare arrangements during first year of life two groups mothers Santiago. focus ways which local imageries motherhood interact with global tendencies intensive mothering and current public encouragement increasing women’s participation workforce. study, low-income lower middle class women prioritize staying baby over year, becoming main caregiver, opting for giving up work other relationships. contrast, middle-class go back to by...

Abstract Objective To assess the effectiveness of a training and supportive supervision intervention in strengthening capacity pharmacy staff Vietnam to deliver client‐oriented, accurate healthcare information appropriate services for childhood diarrhoea emergency contraceptive pills ( ECP ). Methods Pre‐ post‐intervention study using cross‐sectional design. Pharmacy participated 3 days on customer relations, good practice, over period 1 month, consisting lectures, discussion,...

On the basis of ethnographic work with women from different economic and educational backgrounds in Santiago, I describe experiences labor birth point view women's priorities, socioeconomic constraints, relationships medical system. specifically focus on their desires expressed during late prenatal period narratives actual birth. Class differences opportunities resulting class inequalities melt down into near invisibility as vulnerability rises become increasingly subjected to decision...

Abstract Based on ethnographic fieldwork in the Araucanía region of Chile, this article analyzes caring practices rural Mapuche women through relatedness, investigating how study mutual care illuminates acknowledgment sociality and personhood. Recounting concrete daily care— ayuda (help), estar atenta (being aware), ahí there)—we examine enactment narratives what these label cariño , or affection. We argue that women's sense are coherent with acknowledged volitional autonomic features also...

This article seeks to connect ethnographic findings from a study on parenting, childcare and early childhood in Chile’s Mapuche communities with facets of the LOPI model. From Facet 1, we observe that children are included social situations an stage, which empowers them learn how interact through such instances as greeting others, commensality hospitality, displaying will well motivation. 2, highlight children’s enthusiasm for participating collaborating adults’ activities, imitating their...

Purpose: Breast cancer is the most common among women worldwide, with an estimated 1.7 million new cases occurring in 2012. The majority of and deaths occur low- middle-income countries (LMICs), where population-based mammography screening not available must rely on clinical breast examination (CBE). Since ultrasound has potential to reduce unnecessary biopsies by triaging palpable or focal findings at CBE, we searched for evidence literature effectiveness detecting following positive CBE...

Based on an ethnographic research early mothering with a small and heterogeneous group of women living in different areas Santiago, Chile – follow-up study six years later this article we look closely at how takes place through sense optimism while hostile world, contrasting our findings similar northern countries. Rather than waiting for opportunities to present themselves, women’s is based their own difficult experiences learning cope requires organizing children’s education face...

This study examines the childhood care experiences of women between 20 and 30 years age from low-income households in Santiago, Chile, by employing semi-structured interviews qualitative analysis. At present, understand their caregiving roles as older sisters, one which burdened them with agency practices, shaping critical reflections regarding social organisation influencing present identity. They also articulate a desire for emotional resilience, coping mechanism previously observed...

Navigating Silences: The Everyday Relationship Between Chilean Mothers and the State.In Chile, social policies are founded on notion of women as primary caregivers burdened with main responsibility for others.These conceptualise deficient, requiring their parenting to be monitored.Drawing from our ethnographic studies specific instances encounters state, this article examines how low-income mothers navigate, experience subjected silence silencing.Silences at basis relationship a state that...

In Chile, low-income women who are mothers confronted daily with a normative ideal that exacerbates them as caregivers, together public demands and social policies value their hyper-rationality hyper-austerity in the management of families. This emphasis on reproductive roles obliterates emerging sense intimacy significant relations. Based three case studies, this article, we reflect urban women’s desire for exceeds but does not exclude maternal self. We present our findings based heuristic...

Nadie es Perfecto (Nobody’s Perfect, or NEP) is a parenting skills workshop aimed at ‘sharing experiences and receiving guidance on everyday problems to strengthen child development’. This article explores this in terms of its relationship with the daily lives participants, based one year fieldwork focused families young children low-income neighbourhood Santiago. While caregivers frame their efforts as aiming ‘hacer lo mejor posible’ (do best) under difficult circumstances, our study found...

Abstract Through two significantly distinct ethnographic case studies, both based in Santiago, Chile, we argue for the need to attend experiences which are not conceptualised by our interlocutors, or that remain ‘dark’ terms of their ontological and representational properties. We point out anthropology has been ill-equipped deal with these ineffable margins, conceptual arches could be used transversally what call a ‘dark anthropology’. The fields question here ufological ‘absurd’ early...