Resources & Publications

Resources & Publications

Explore reports, research, presentations, policy materials, and media coverage related to our model, Indigenous midwifery, maternal health, governance, and community-led systems of care.

Major Media, Journalism, and Blogs

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/culture/article/to-save-lives-midwives-mix-mayan-heritage-with-western-medicine https://www.nationalgeographic.com/photography/article/pregnancy-maternal-health-guatemala-every-mother-counts

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/culture/article/maternal-health-guatemala-christy-turlington-burns-video

https://medium.com/%40everymothercounts/the-rituals-of-life-indigenous-midwifery-in-guatemala-3932102917f8

https://www.midwiferytoday.com/mt-articles/guatemala-journey-partnering-with-traditional-midwives

https://www.spiritofchange.org/the-guatemala-midwives-project

https://iphu-html.phmovement.org/es/node/451.html

https://maternityandmidwifery.co.uk/a-lasso-and-a-nest-homebirth-in-rural-guatemala-part-1

https://prensacomunitaria.org/2026/03/mujeres-en-quetzaltenango-se-organizan-y-acompanan-para-exigir-justicia https://rudagt.org/mujeres-en-quetzaltenango-se-organizan-y-acompa%C3%B1an-para-exigir-justicia

https://vidm.org/melissa-dorr

https://www.spiritofchange.org/tragic-deaths-and-corruption-replaced-with-kernels-of-hope

Podcasts

https://gch.ucsc.edu/program-updates/student-produces-three-part-podcast-series-on-indigenous-midwifery-in-guatemala/https://www.buzzsprout.com/1997407/episodes/18299457-surviving-corruption-betrayal-and-violence-a-rebirth-for-mayan-midwifery-international-s-dream-for-guatemala https://www.buzzsprout.com/1997407/episodes/18300671-what-happens-when-empowerment-and-accountability-finally-work-together

Academic Research and Policy Documents

https://everymothercounts.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/emc-ajog-listening-to-mothers-q4-2022.pdf https://biblioteca-farmacia.usac.edu.gt/tesis/MANA63.pdf

https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/graduate_thesis_or_dissertations/mp48sn58t?locale=en

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28234651/

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/325492074_Approaching_Maternal_Health_from_a_Decolonized_Systemic_and_Culturally_Safe_Approach_Case_Study_of_the_Mayan-Indigenous_Populations_of_Guatemala

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11521561

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0002937822025844

https://docta.ucm.es/rest/api/core/bitstreams/e5bf4775-b778-4f79-b6f1-78f34ee62850/content

https://academicworks.cuny.edu/bb_etds/160

Ruiz Mazariegos, G. J. (2010). “Determinación de creencias sobre la alimentación del lactante de 0 a 12 meses de vida en la Asociación de Comadronas del Área Mam de Concepción Chiquirichapa, Quetzaltenango.”

https://lac.unfpa.org/sites/default/files/pub-pdf/2025-10/UNFPA_SaludMaterna_FINAL_WEB.pdf https://www.diversity-gender.com/wp2018/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/ruta-politica-de-comadronas.pdf

Conferences and Presentations

https://www.annualmeeting.midwife.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/64th-ACNM-Annual-Meeting-and-Exhibition-Presentation-Descriptions_corrected_4-27-19-pr.pdf

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