Satisfaction of Quechua‐speaking indigenous pregnant women from a rural community in Peru with telemonitoring during the COVID‐19 pandemic

Abstract

Synopsis Although the majority of Quechua‐speaking indigenous pregnant women are satisfied with telemonitoring during the COVID‐19 pandemic, there are still aspects to improve.

The lives of women and babies matter: A call for action in Indigenous and First Nations women’s health and wellbeing

“…The articles in this special edition use positive approaches. This is done in order to empower women in healthcare, 12 to develop and trial culturally safe and community-based approaches, 2,6 to partner with communities, 3,5 to employ Indigenous methods and knowledge, 8,14 to privilege Indigenous voices, 4,9,10,11 to move towards risk assessment and management tailored to Indigenous populations and context, 15,16 and to explore women's experiences in new ways. 1,9,13 Much of the research responds to the silence/invisibility of First Nations and Indigenous women by challenging the norms of women's healthcare provision, such as persistent discrepancies in structural/social determinants of health, healthcare access and health outcomes, systemic racism, and trauma.…”

“…Twelve articles in the special issue investigate a range of topics related to pregnancy care and birth. De La Cruz‐Ramirez et al, 4 Khalil et al, 9 Jumah et al, 5 and Gould et al 13 explored how maternity care is provided and how it can better meet the needs of Indigenous women. De La Cruz‐Ramirez et al 4 found that Quechua‐speaking Indigenous women in Peru were largely satisfied with telephone support from midwives during the COVID‐19 pandemic and identified how to strengthen the program further.…”

“…This special issue brings together strengths-based research which presents voices and actions that can be heard and taken forward in order to make a difference. The issue highlights the voices of those usually not heard in research, in clinical care, and in health service design, [1][2][3][4][5][6] and calls out the silence and invisibility commonly imposed on Indigenous women. [7][8][9][10][11] This Special Issue includes calls from Indigenous researchers through Indigenous-led and -conducted research; and calls from Indigenous women, either through telling the stories of their health and healthcare journeys, 1,12,13,14 or through risk factors and health outcomes being made visible in quantitative data, 8,15,16 or through looking at existing literature in new ways.…”

“…This special issue brings together strengths‐based research which presents voices and actions that can be heard and taken forward in order to make a difference. The issue highlights the voices of those usually not heard in research, in clinical care, and in health service design, 1‐6 and calls out the silence and invisibility commonly imposed on Indigenous women 7‐11 …”

“…De La Cruz‐Ramirez et al, 4 Khalil et al, 9 Jumah et al, 5 and Gould et al 13 explored how maternity care is provided and how it can better meet the needs of Indigenous women. De La Cruz‐Ramirez et al 4 found that Quechua‐speaking Indigenous women in Peru were largely satisfied with telephone support from midwives during the COVID‐19 pandemic and identified how to strengthen the program further. Khalil et al 9 compared women's experiences in childbirth between Quichua and Egyptian communities to identify how the choice of birth position can be part of promoting a rights‐based approach to childbirth.…”