Midwives with mobiles : a dialectical perspective on gender arising from technology introduction in rural Indonesia

• Main Authors: Chib, Arul, Chen, Vivian Hsueh-Hua
• Other Authors: Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: Social sciences::Communication; Gender; Healthcare
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/142953
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Mobile phones were introduced to rural midwives in tsunami-affected Indonesia, allowing them to contact medical experts and communicate with patients. Ninety-two interviews were conducted with midwives, coordinators, doctors, and village representatives. This study applies a dialectical perspective...