Gender and maternal healthcare

Jane Sandall; Cecilia Benoit; Edwin Van Teijlingen; Sirpa Wrede; Eugene Declercq; Raymond De Vries

doi:10.1057/9780230290334_22

Gender and maternal healthcare

Jane Sandall, Cecilia Benoit, Edwin Van Teijlingen, Sirpa Wrede, Eugene Declercq, Raymond De Vries

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This chapter addresses some key issues in maternal healthcare which have resonance in the international arena. In many middle and high-income countries, a key policy focus is on addressing disparities or inequities in healthcare recently highlighted by the revisiting of work on the social determinants of health by the WHO (CSDH, 2008). The report argues that social determinants of health are the conditions in which people are born, grow, live, work and age, including the health system. These circumstances are shaped by the distribution of money, power and resources at global, national and local levels, which are themselves influenced by policy choices. The social determinants of health are seen as mostly responsible for health inequities - the unfair and avoidable differences in health status seen within and between countries, with ongoing debate about the effective contribution that health services can make to mitigate the impact the these social determinants on health and well-being.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	The Palgrave Handbook of Gender and Healthcare
Publisher	BFI Palgrave Macmillan
Pages	355-370
Number of pages	16
ISBN (Electronic)	9780230290334
ISBN (Print)	9780230230316
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230290334_22
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2016

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