Author: Arturo Perea
Publisher: Ergon
ISBN:
Category : Medical
Languages : es
Pages : 260
Book Description
La alimentación complementaria se define como aquellos alimentos, sólidos o líquidos, distintos a la leche y que se introducen cuando ésta ya no es capaz de cubrir las necesidades nutricionales de los lactantes. Es necesaria tanto por razones nutricionales como de desarrollo. Probablemente no exista ningún otro momento en la vida en el que la alimentación tenga tanta importancia como en los primeros 1000 días, desde el momento de la concepción hasta cumplir los 2 años de edad. Es un momento de plasticidad del genotipo del individuo, en el que la influencia ambiental a través de la nutrición puede dejar una impronta que modifique la expresión de los genes y establezca cambios genéticos que incidan en su futuro. Esa etapa sería así una “ventana de oportunidad”. Una nutrición adecuada es clave no solo para el crecimiento, sino también para alcanzar un desarrollo intelectual e inmune óptimos y un buen estado de salud en edades posteriores. El objetivo principal de la nutrición del niño no es solo conseguir un crecimiento y desarrollo adecuados, sino también prevenir enfermedades crónicas en la edad adulta como obesidad, diabetes, hipercolesterolemia, hipertensión arterial, cardiopatía isquémica, etc. El objetivo de este manual es dirigir el conocimiento actual sobre alimentación complementaria, para una mejor prescripción y una práctica más profesionalizada por parte del equipo de salud.Índice de capítulos (extracto) Capítulo 1. GENERALIDADES SOBRE ALIMENTACIÓN COMPLEMENTARIA Arturo Perea Martínez, Gloria Elena López NavarreteCapítulo 2. PROGRAMACIÓN FETAL Y SU POTENCIAL INFLUENCIA EN LOS PATRONES DE ALIMENTACIÓN COMPLEMENTARIAArturo Perea Martínez, Lilia Mayrel Santiago Lagunes, Gloria Elena López NavarreteCapítulo 3. FISIOLOGÍA DEL HAMBRE Y LA SACIEDAD. EXPRESIONES CLÍNICAS Y ESCALAS DE EVALUACIÓNLilia Mayrel Santiago LagunesCapítulo 4. MADURACIÓN DE LOS SISTEMAS, INTRODUCCIÓN DE ALIMENTOS, DESARROLLO DEL GUSTO Y LAS PREFERENCIAS ALIMENTARIASMaría Fernanda González MedinaCapítulo 5. ALCANCES DEL DESARROLLO ESTRUCTURAL Y FUNCIONAL DEL LACTANTE COMO BASE DE UNA ALIMENTACIÓN COMPLEMENTARIA CIENTÍFICAMENTE PRESCRITALorena Domínguez Pineda, Karely Noemy Torres DuarteCapítulo 6. IMPLEMENTACIÓN DE ESTRATEGIAS PARA UNA ALIMENTACIÓN COMPLEMENTARIA EXITOSAVanessa Hernández RosilesCapítulo 7. LA CRIANZA PERCEPTIVA Y SU IMPORTANCIA EN EL CONTEXTO DE LA ALIMENTACIÓN COMPLEMENTARIADiana Circe Solís Aguilar, Ana Lidia González Valadez,Ariadna Guadalupe Lara Campos, Arturo Perea MartínezCapítulo 8. MACRONUTRIENTES Y AGUA Joyce Jocelyn Velázquez Mendieta, Daniella Bautista PardoCapítulo 9. COMPONENTES DE LA ALIMENTACIÓN COMPLEMENTARIA QUE ESTABLECEN EL FUTUROAranza Lilián Perea Caballero, Lilia Mayrel Santiago LagunesCapítulo 10. RECOMENDACIONES GENERALES PARA LA INTRODUCCIÓN DE LOS COMPONENTES SÓLIDOS Y LÍQUIDOS DE UNA ALIMENTACIÓN COMPLEMENTARIA IDEALSydney R. Greenawalt Rodríguez, Vanessa Hernández Rosiles, Arturo Perea MartínezCapítulo 11. ALIMENTACIÓN COMPLEMENTARIA: UN PROCESO QUE VA MÁS ALLÁ DEL CONSUMO DE ALIMENTOSKarely Noemy Torres Duarte, Lorena Domínguez PinedaCapítulo 12. ALIMENTACIÓN COMPLEMENTARIA PARA NIÑOS CON DISCAPACIDAD. OPORTUNIDADES PARA MEJORAR EL NEURODESARROLLO, CRECIMIENTO Y NUTRICIÓN SISTEMICAPaul T. Ríos Gallardo, Tania Vargas Robledo, Arturo Perea MartínezCapítulo 13. LA IMPORTANCIA DE UN VADEMECUM NUTRICIONAL PARA FACILITAR UNA ALIMENTACIÓN COMPLEMENTARIA IDEALJoyce Jocelyn Velázquez Mendieta, Daniella Bautista Pardo,Sydney R. Greenawalt RodríguezGlosario
Alimentación complementaria, Bases para la introducción de nuevos alimentos al lactante
Author: Arturo Perea
Publisher: Ergon
ISBN:
Category : Medical
Languages : es
Pages : 260
Book Description
La alimentación complementaria se define como aquellos alimentos, sólidos o líquidos, distintos a la leche y que se introducen cuando ésta ya no es capaz de cubrir las necesidades nutricionales de los lactantes. Es necesaria tanto por razones nutricionales como de desarrollo. Probablemente no exista ningún otro momento en la vida en el que la alimentación tenga tanta importancia como en los primeros 1000 días, desde el momento de la concepción hasta cumplir los 2 años de edad. Es un momento de plasticidad del genotipo del individuo, en el que la influencia ambiental a través de la nutrición puede dejar una impronta que modifique la expresión de los genes y establezca cambios genéticos que incidan en su futuro. Esa etapa sería así una “ventana de oportunidad”. Una nutrición adecuada es clave no solo para el crecimiento, sino también para alcanzar un desarrollo intelectual e inmune óptimos y un buen estado de salud en edades posteriores. El objetivo principal de la nutrición del niño no es solo conseguir un crecimiento y desarrollo adecuados, sino también prevenir enfermedades crónicas en la edad adulta como obesidad, diabetes, hipercolesterolemia, hipertensión arterial, cardiopatía isquémica, etc. El objetivo de este manual es dirigir el conocimiento actual sobre alimentación complementaria, para una mejor prescripción y una práctica más profesionalizada por parte del equipo de salud.Índice de capítulos (extracto) Capítulo 1. GENERALIDADES SOBRE ALIMENTACIÓN COMPLEMENTARIA Arturo Perea Martínez, Gloria Elena López NavarreteCapítulo 2. PROGRAMACIÓN FETAL Y SU POTENCIAL INFLUENCIA EN LOS PATRONES DE ALIMENTACIÓN COMPLEMENTARIAArturo Perea Martínez, Lilia Mayrel Santiago Lagunes, Gloria Elena López NavarreteCapítulo 3. FISIOLOGÍA DEL HAMBRE Y LA SACIEDAD. EXPRESIONES CLÍNICAS Y ESCALAS DE EVALUACIÓNLilia Mayrel Santiago LagunesCapítulo 4. MADURACIÓN DE LOS SISTEMAS, INTRODUCCIÓN DE ALIMENTOS, DESARROLLO DEL GUSTO Y LAS PREFERENCIAS ALIMENTARIASMaría Fernanda González MedinaCapítulo 5. ALCANCES DEL DESARROLLO ESTRUCTURAL Y FUNCIONAL DEL LACTANTE COMO BASE DE UNA ALIMENTACIÓN COMPLEMENTARIA CIENTÍFICAMENTE PRESCRITALorena Domínguez Pineda, Karely Noemy Torres DuarteCapítulo 6. IMPLEMENTACIÓN DE ESTRATEGIAS PARA UNA ALIMENTACIÓN COMPLEMENTARIA EXITOSAVanessa Hernández RosilesCapítulo 7. LA CRIANZA PERCEPTIVA Y SU IMPORTANCIA EN EL CONTEXTO DE LA ALIMENTACIÓN COMPLEMENTARIADiana Circe Solís Aguilar, Ana Lidia González Valadez,Ariadna Guadalupe Lara Campos, Arturo Perea MartínezCapítulo 8. MACRONUTRIENTES Y AGUA Joyce Jocelyn Velázquez Mendieta, Daniella Bautista PardoCapítulo 9. COMPONENTES DE LA ALIMENTACIÓN COMPLEMENTARIA QUE ESTABLECEN EL FUTUROAranza Lilián Perea Caballero, Lilia Mayrel Santiago LagunesCapítulo 10. RECOMENDACIONES GENERALES PARA LA INTRODUCCIÓN DE LOS COMPONENTES SÓLIDOS Y LÍQUIDOS DE UNA ALIMENTACIÓN COMPLEMENTARIA IDEALSydney R. Greenawalt Rodríguez, Vanessa Hernández Rosiles, Arturo Perea MartínezCapítulo 11. ALIMENTACIÓN COMPLEMENTARIA: UN PROCESO QUE VA MÁS ALLÁ DEL CONSUMO DE ALIMENTOSKarely Noemy Torres Duarte, Lorena Domínguez PinedaCapítulo 12. ALIMENTACIÓN COMPLEMENTARIA PARA NIÑOS CON DISCAPACIDAD. OPORTUNIDADES PARA MEJORAR EL NEURODESARROLLO, CRECIMIENTO Y NUTRICIÓN SISTEMICAPaul T. Ríos Gallardo, Tania Vargas Robledo, Arturo Perea MartínezCapítulo 13. LA IMPORTANCIA DE UN VADEMECUM NUTRICIONAL PARA FACILITAR UNA ALIMENTACIÓN COMPLEMENTARIA IDEALJoyce Jocelyn Velázquez Mendieta, Daniella Bautista Pardo,Sydney R. Greenawalt RodríguezGlosario
Publisher: Ergon
ISBN:
Category : Medical
Languages : es
Pages : 260
Book Description
La alimentación complementaria se define como aquellos alimentos, sólidos o líquidos, distintos a la leche y que se introducen cuando ésta ya no es capaz de cubrir las necesidades nutricionales de los lactantes. Es necesaria tanto por razones nutricionales como de desarrollo. Probablemente no exista ningún otro momento en la vida en el que la alimentación tenga tanta importancia como en los primeros 1000 días, desde el momento de la concepción hasta cumplir los 2 años de edad. Es un momento de plasticidad del genotipo del individuo, en el que la influencia ambiental a través de la nutrición puede dejar una impronta que modifique la expresión de los genes y establezca cambios genéticos que incidan en su futuro. Esa etapa sería así una “ventana de oportunidad”. Una nutrición adecuada es clave no solo para el crecimiento, sino también para alcanzar un desarrollo intelectual e inmune óptimos y un buen estado de salud en edades posteriores. El objetivo principal de la nutrición del niño no es solo conseguir un crecimiento y desarrollo adecuados, sino también prevenir enfermedades crónicas en la edad adulta como obesidad, diabetes, hipercolesterolemia, hipertensión arterial, cardiopatía isquémica, etc. El objetivo de este manual es dirigir el conocimiento actual sobre alimentación complementaria, para una mejor prescripción y una práctica más profesionalizada por parte del equipo de salud.Índice de capítulos (extracto) Capítulo 1. GENERALIDADES SOBRE ALIMENTACIÓN COMPLEMENTARIA Arturo Perea Martínez, Gloria Elena López NavarreteCapítulo 2. PROGRAMACIÓN FETAL Y SU POTENCIAL INFLUENCIA EN LOS PATRONES DE ALIMENTACIÓN COMPLEMENTARIAArturo Perea Martínez, Lilia Mayrel Santiago Lagunes, Gloria Elena López NavarreteCapítulo 3. FISIOLOGÍA DEL HAMBRE Y LA SACIEDAD. EXPRESIONES CLÍNICAS Y ESCALAS DE EVALUACIÓNLilia Mayrel Santiago LagunesCapítulo 4. MADURACIÓN DE LOS SISTEMAS, INTRODUCCIÓN DE ALIMENTOS, DESARROLLO DEL GUSTO Y LAS PREFERENCIAS ALIMENTARIASMaría Fernanda González MedinaCapítulo 5. ALCANCES DEL DESARROLLO ESTRUCTURAL Y FUNCIONAL DEL LACTANTE COMO BASE DE UNA ALIMENTACIÓN COMPLEMENTARIA CIENTÍFICAMENTE PRESCRITALorena Domínguez Pineda, Karely Noemy Torres DuarteCapítulo 6. IMPLEMENTACIÓN DE ESTRATEGIAS PARA UNA ALIMENTACIÓN COMPLEMENTARIA EXITOSAVanessa Hernández RosilesCapítulo 7. LA CRIANZA PERCEPTIVA Y SU IMPORTANCIA EN EL CONTEXTO DE LA ALIMENTACIÓN COMPLEMENTARIADiana Circe Solís Aguilar, Ana Lidia González Valadez,Ariadna Guadalupe Lara Campos, Arturo Perea MartínezCapítulo 8. MACRONUTRIENTES Y AGUA Joyce Jocelyn Velázquez Mendieta, Daniella Bautista PardoCapítulo 9. COMPONENTES DE LA ALIMENTACIÓN COMPLEMENTARIA QUE ESTABLECEN EL FUTUROAranza Lilián Perea Caballero, Lilia Mayrel Santiago LagunesCapítulo 10. RECOMENDACIONES GENERALES PARA LA INTRODUCCIÓN DE LOS COMPONENTES SÓLIDOS Y LÍQUIDOS DE UNA ALIMENTACIÓN COMPLEMENTARIA IDEALSydney R. Greenawalt Rodríguez, Vanessa Hernández Rosiles, Arturo Perea MartínezCapítulo 11. ALIMENTACIÓN COMPLEMENTARIA: UN PROCESO QUE VA MÁS ALLÁ DEL CONSUMO DE ALIMENTOSKarely Noemy Torres Duarte, Lorena Domínguez PinedaCapítulo 12. ALIMENTACIÓN COMPLEMENTARIA PARA NIÑOS CON DISCAPACIDAD. OPORTUNIDADES PARA MEJORAR EL NEURODESARROLLO, CRECIMIENTO Y NUTRICIÓN SISTEMICAPaul T. Ríos Gallardo, Tania Vargas Robledo, Arturo Perea MartínezCapítulo 13. LA IMPORTANCIA DE UN VADEMECUM NUTRICIONAL PARA FACILITAR UNA ALIMENTACIÓN COMPLEMENTARIA IDEALJoyce Jocelyn Velázquez Mendieta, Daniella Bautista Pardo,Sydney R. Greenawalt RodríguezGlosario
Alimentación complementaria
The Window of Opportunity
Author: David James Purslove Barker
Publisher: Karger Medical and Scientific Publishers
ISBN: 3805583877
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 283
Book Description
There is no longer any doubt that the inherited genetic constitution of the individual has a large influence on the entire life cycle, from human fetal development and pre- and postnatal growth to subsequent health status. However, growing evidence suggests that this predisposition is not rigid, but that early genetic imprinting, caused by exposure to a diverse spectrum of nutrients, macromolecules, microbial agents and other cellular or soluble components present in the external environment, is also of importance. According to this concept of the developmental origins of adult diseases, intrauterine and early life events play an important role in the etiology of human diseases: there seems to exist a critical 'window of opportunity' in the human infant before and during pregnancy, and up to 24 months of age. Altered exposure to different environmental agents during this critical period may determine the nature of responses in the perinatal period, and the expression of specific disease states in later life. The papers presented in this publication thus focus on the impact of perinatal growth, nutrition, environmental microflora, and host immune responses on the outcome of health and disease in later life.
Publisher: Karger Medical and Scientific Publishers
ISBN: 3805583877
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 283
Book Description
There is no longer any doubt that the inherited genetic constitution of the individual has a large influence on the entire life cycle, from human fetal development and pre- and postnatal growth to subsequent health status. However, growing evidence suggests that this predisposition is not rigid, but that early genetic imprinting, caused by exposure to a diverse spectrum of nutrients, macromolecules, microbial agents and other cellular or soluble components present in the external environment, is also of importance. According to this concept of the developmental origins of adult diseases, intrauterine and early life events play an important role in the etiology of human diseases: there seems to exist a critical 'window of opportunity' in the human infant before and during pregnancy, and up to 24 months of age. Altered exposure to different environmental agents during this critical period may determine the nature of responses in the perinatal period, and the expression of specific disease states in later life. The papers presented in this publication thus focus on the impact of perinatal growth, nutrition, environmental microflora, and host immune responses on the outcome of health and disease in later life.
Complementary Feeding of Young Children in Developing Countries
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Children
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This review is intended primarily for health professionals and others concerned with nutrition, health and well-being of children. The objective is to provide the background information that is necessary for the development of scientifically sound feeding recommendations and appropriate intervention programmes to enhance children's dietary intake and nutritional status. Although much of the information may be relevent for young children in industrialized countries, the review focuses on the particular needs of children in low-income sttings, and the recommendations hve been formulated with consideration for the economic and environmental constraints that are common in developing countries. [Author] The review is organized in nine sections : 1. Introduction. - 2. Breast-feeding and complementary feeding : a continuum. - 3. Energy required from complementary foods and factors affecting their intake. - 4. Protein and micronutrients required from complementary foods. - 5. Caregiver feeding behaviours. - 6. Food processing safety and quality. - 7. Global data on child-feeding practices. - 8. Programmatic interventions to improve complementary feeding. - 9. Conclusions
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Children
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This review is intended primarily for health professionals and others concerned with nutrition, health and well-being of children. The objective is to provide the background information that is necessary for the development of scientifically sound feeding recommendations and appropriate intervention programmes to enhance children's dietary intake and nutritional status. Although much of the information may be relevent for young children in industrialized countries, the review focuses on the particular needs of children in low-income sttings, and the recommendations hve been formulated with consideration for the economic and environmental constraints that are common in developing countries. [Author] The review is organized in nine sections : 1. Introduction. - 2. Breast-feeding and complementary feeding : a continuum. - 3. Energy required from complementary foods and factors affecting their intake. - 4. Protein and micronutrients required from complementary foods. - 5. Caregiver feeding behaviours. - 6. Food processing safety and quality. - 7. Global data on child-feeding practices. - 8. Programmatic interventions to improve complementary feeding. - 9. Conclusions
Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA)
Author: Bruno J. Vellas
Publisher: Karger Medical and Scientific Publishers
ISBN: 3805568037
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 202
Book Description
This book is the first of a new series which will present the proceedings of the newly established Nestlé Nutrition Workshop Series: Clinical & Performance Programme aimed at adult nutrition. Undernutrition is a common phenomenon in elderly people, and malnutrition reaches significant levels in those being in hospital, nursing homes or home care programs. Consequences of malnutrition often go unrecognised owing to the lack of specific validated instruments to assess nutritional status in frail elderly persons. The Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA) provides a single, rapid assessment of nutritional status in the elderly of different degrees of independence, allowing the prevalence of protein-energy malnutrition to be determined and to evaluate the efficacy of nutritional intervention and strategies. Easy, quick and economical to perform, it enables staff to check the nutritional status of elderly people when they enter hospitals or institutions and to monitor changes occurring during their stay. Moreover, the MNA is predictive of the cost of care and length of stay in hospital. This publication will be of immense assistance to heads of geriatric teaching units, teachers in nutrition, clinicians general practitioners and dieticians, enabling them to better detect, recognise and start treatment of malnutrition in the elderly.
Publisher: Karger Medical and Scientific Publishers
ISBN: 3805568037
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 202
Book Description
This book is the first of a new series which will present the proceedings of the newly established Nestlé Nutrition Workshop Series: Clinical & Performance Programme aimed at adult nutrition. Undernutrition is a common phenomenon in elderly people, and malnutrition reaches significant levels in those being in hospital, nursing homes or home care programs. Consequences of malnutrition often go unrecognised owing to the lack of specific validated instruments to assess nutritional status in frail elderly persons. The Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA) provides a single, rapid assessment of nutritional status in the elderly of different degrees of independence, allowing the prevalence of protein-energy malnutrition to be determined and to evaluate the efficacy of nutritional intervention and strategies. Easy, quick and economical to perform, it enables staff to check the nutritional status of elderly people when they enter hospitals or institutions and to monitor changes occurring during their stay. Moreover, the MNA is predictive of the cost of care and length of stay in hospital. This publication will be of immense assistance to heads of geriatric teaching units, teachers in nutrition, clinicians general practitioners and dieticians, enabling them to better detect, recognise and start treatment of malnutrition in the elderly.
International Code of Conduct on Pesticide Management
Author: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Publisher: Food & Agriculture Org.
ISBN: 9251091870
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 37
Book Description
The understanding that some pesticides are more hazardous than others is well established. Recognition of this is reflected by the World Health Organization (WHO) Recommended Classification of Pesticides by Hazard, which was first published in 1975. The document classifies pesticides in one of five hazard classes according to their acute toxicity. In 2002, the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS) was introduced, which in addition to acute toxicity also provides classification of chemicals according to their chronic health hazards and environmental hazards.
Publisher: Food & Agriculture Org.
ISBN: 9251091870
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 37
Book Description
The understanding that some pesticides are more hazardous than others is well established. Recognition of this is reflected by the World Health Organization (WHO) Recommended Classification of Pesticides by Hazard, which was first published in 1975. The document classifies pesticides in one of five hazard classes according to their acute toxicity. In 2002, the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS) was introduced, which in addition to acute toxicity also provides classification of chemicals according to their chronic health hazards and environmental hazards.
Nutrigenetics
Author: Dolores Corella
Publisher: MDPI
ISBN: 3038429953
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 231
Book Description
This book is a printed edition of the Special Issue "Nutrigenetics" that was published in Nutrients
Publisher: MDPI
ISBN: 3038429953
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 231
Book Description
This book is a printed edition of the Special Issue "Nutrigenetics" that was published in Nutrients
Textbook of Family Medicine
Author: Robert E. Rakel
Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences
ISBN: 143771160X
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 1194
Book Description
Offers guidance on the principles of family medicine, primary care in the community, and various aspects of clinical practice. Suitable for both residents and practicing physicians, this title includes evidence-based, practical information to optimize your patient care and prepare you for the ABFM exam.
Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences
ISBN: 143771160X
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 1194
Book Description
Offers guidance on the principles of family medicine, primary care in the community, and various aspects of clinical practice. Suitable for both residents and practicing physicians, this title includes evidence-based, practical information to optimize your patient care and prepare you for the ABFM exam.
Pediatric Nutrition
Author: American Academy of Pediatrics. Committee on Nutrition
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781581108163
Category : Children
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Proper childhood nutrition can be the bedrock of lifelong health. This AAP manual makes clear policies and procedures for the best nutrition for well children as well as those with metabolic abnormalities and serious illnesses.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781581108163
Category : Children
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Proper childhood nutrition can be the bedrock of lifelong health. This AAP manual makes clear policies and procedures for the best nutrition for well children as well as those with metabolic abnormalities and serious illnesses.
Motherhood, Social Policies and Women's Activism in Latin America
Author: Alejandra Ramm
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 3030214028
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 309
Book Description
This book is a critical resource for understanding the relationship between gender, social policy and women’s activism in Latin America, with specific reference to Chile. Latin America’s mother-centered kinship system makes it an ideal field in which to study motherhood and maternalism—the ways in which motherhood becomes a public policy issue. As maternalism embraces and enhances gender differences, it has been criticized for deepening gender inequalities. Yet invoking motherhood continues to offer an effective strategy for advancing women’s living conditions and rights, and for women themselves to be present in the public sphere. In analyzing these important relationships, the contributors to this volume discuss maternal health, sexual and reproductive rights, labor programs, paid employment, women miners’ unionization, housing policies, environmental suffering, and LGBTQ intimate partner violence.
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 3030214028
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 309
Book Description
This book is a critical resource for understanding the relationship between gender, social policy and women’s activism in Latin America, with specific reference to Chile. Latin America’s mother-centered kinship system makes it an ideal field in which to study motherhood and maternalism—the ways in which motherhood becomes a public policy issue. As maternalism embraces and enhances gender differences, it has been criticized for deepening gender inequalities. Yet invoking motherhood continues to offer an effective strategy for advancing women’s living conditions and rights, and for women themselves to be present in the public sphere. In analyzing these important relationships, the contributors to this volume discuss maternal health, sexual and reproductive rights, labor programs, paid employment, women miners’ unionization, housing policies, environmental suffering, and LGBTQ intimate partner violence.