Patricia Townsend. Traditional Birth Attendants in Papua New Guinea Project materials, 1980-1991 (MSS 442)

Extent: 0.8 Linear feet (2 archive boxes)

Survey form responses, correspondence, and report drafts for the UNICEF funded Papua New Guinea Institute of Applied Social and Economic Research (IASER) project entitled "Survey of Traditional Birth Attendants in Papua New Guinea." The project was conducted by Dr. Patricia Townsend with the research assistance of Ms. Emily Dirua. Also included are prepublication articles and papers by anthropologists and researchers. The materials are arranged in three series: 1) CORRESPONDENCE, 2) RESEARCH MATERIALS and 3) WRITINGS BY OTHERS.

Research materials of the Traditional Birth Attendants Project directed by Dr. Patricia Townsend. The project surveyed previous fieldworkers in Papua New Guinea on traditional childbirth practices in rural Papua New Guinea. The project was funded by UNICEF. Materials include correspondence, questionnaires, reports, and unpublished papers.

Arranged in three series: 1) CORRESPONDENCE, 2) RESEARCH MATERIALS and 3) WRITINGS BY OTHERS.

SERIES 1) CORRESPONDENCE: Communications between Dr. Townsend, colleagues and anthropologists concerning research involving the observation and understanding of the Papua New Guinea traditional childbirth techniques. The bulk of the correspondence dates from 1982 to 1985.

SERIES 2) RESEARCH MATERIALS: Pertains to the data collected for the report for the project by anthropologists during their previous field work in rural Papua New Guinea communities. The drafts of the report are included, as well as the questionnaire and responses which are organized alphabetically by informant.

SERIES 3) WRITINGS BY OTHERS: Reports and manuscripts by anthropologists and researchers related to childbirth, reproduction, and family practice in Papua New Guinea communities. Arranged alphabetically.

Container List

CORRESPONDENCE

Box 1 Folder 1
Alba, Ruth, 1987
Box 1 Folder 2
B - Miscellaneous
Box 1 Folder 3
C - Miscellaneous
Box 1 Folder 4
Conway, Denise, 1983
Box 1 Folder 5
Crittenden, Robert, 1984 - 1991
Box 1 Folder 6
D - Miscellaneous
Box 1 Folder 7
D'Silva, E. Wilfred, 1983 - 1985
Box 1 Folder 8
E - Miscellaneous
Box 1 Folder 9
F - Miscellaneous
Box 1 Folder 10
G - Miscellaneous
Box 1 Folder 11
H - Miscellaneous
Box 1 Folder 12
I - Miscellaneous
Box 1 Folder 13
J - Miscellaneous
Box 1 Folder 14
K - Miscellaneous
Box 1 Folder 15
L - Miscellaneous
Box 1 Folder 16
M - Miscellaneous
Box 1 Folder 17
McKellin, William H., 1983 - 1984
Box 1 Folder 18
Metraux, Rhoda, 1984
Box 1 Folder 19
N - Miscellaneous
Box 1 Folder 20
P - Miscellaneous
Box 1 Folder 21
R - Miscellaneous
Box 1 Folder 22
S - Miscellaneous
Box 1 Folder 23
Staub, Ulrike, and Rupert Poschl, 1984
Box 1 Folder 24
T - Miscellaneous
Box 1 Folder 25
Turner, Lulu, 1986
Box 1 Folder 26
U - Miscellaneous
Box 1 Folder 27
Umemoto, Stephen, 1982 - 1986
Box 1 Folder 28
W - Miscellaneous
Box 1 Folder 29
Y - Miscellaneous
Box 1 Folder 30
Unidentified correspondents

RESEARCH MATERIALS

Box 1 Folder 31
Mapping of Maternal and Child Health Coverage, 1983

Project proposal.

Box 1 Folder 32
Dirua, Emily. "Field Report on Childbirth in Two Simbu Villages", 1984

February. Working Paper No. 1

Box 1 Folder 33
Report of the Traditional Birth Attendants Project - Handwritten draft
Box 1 Folder 34
Report of the Traditional Birth Attendants Project - Annotated typescript draft, 1985

Part 1.

Box 1 Folder 35
Report of the Traditional Birth Attendants Project - Annotated typescript draft, 1985

Part 2.

Box 1 Folder 36
Report of the Traditional Birth Attendants Project - Final draft, 1985

Prepared by the Papua New Guinea Institute of Applied Social and Economic Research by UNICEF.

Box 1 Folder 37
Proportion of Citizen Population Age 7-12 Years at School by Province, District and Sex for Papua New Guinea, 1980

Manuscript data chart.

Box 1 Folder 38
Report of the Traditional Birth Attendants Project - Distribution lists
Box 1 Folder 39
Traditional Birth Attendants Project - Questionnaire for Fieldworkers

Draft.

Box 1 Folder 40
Traditional Birth Attendants Project - Questionnaire for Fieldworkers, 1983 - 1985

Responses (A-D).

Box 2 Folder 1
Traditional Birth Attendants Project - Questionnaire for Fieldworkers, 1983 - 1985

Responses (F-K).

Box 2 Folder 2
Traditional Birth Attendants Project - Questionnaire for Fieldworkers, 1983 - 1985

Responses (L-M).

Box 2 Folder 3
Traditional Birth Attendants Project - Questionnaire for Fieldworkers, 1983 - 1985

Responses (N - Unidentified).

Box 2 Folder 4
Village Childbirth Survey Aitape, 1980
Box 2 Folder 5
Miscellaneous - notes

WRITINGS BY OTHERS

Box 2 Folder 6
Baines, Janis and Robert Crittenden. "the Pattern of Childbearing on the Nembi Plateau, Southern Highlands", 1984

Typescript draft.

Box 2 Folder 7
Boyd, David J. and Karen L. Ito, 1981

"Reproductive Decision Making and the Value of Children: The Ilakia Awa of Okapa District, Eastern Highlands Province." Report.

Box 2 Folder 8
Chen, Paul C. Y. "Studies on the Role of Traditional Medicine in Health Care", 1980
Box 2 Folder 9
Counts, Dorothy Ayers. "Reproduction, Family Planning and the Value of Children in Kaliai, West Britian", 1981

Photocopy of typescript.

Box 2 Folder 10
Counts, Dorothy Ayers. Infant Care and Feeding in Kaliai, West Britian, Papua New Guinea", 1983
Box 2 Folder 11
Gegeo, David and Karen Ann Watson-Gegeo, 1983

"Kwara'ae Mothers and Infants: Changing Family Practices in Health, Work, and Childrearing." Typescript.

Box 2 Folder 12
Hauser-Schaublin, Brigitta. "Reproduction, Pregnancy, and Birth in Kararau"

Typescript. Translated by Patricia Townsend.

Box 2 Folder 13
Hauser-Schaublin, Brigitta. Untitled typescript
Box 2 Folder 14
Kurita, Hiroyuki. "Health Care in the Fasu Area", 1989

Typescript.

Box 2 Folder 15
Lepowsky, Maria, 1979

"A Preliminary Report on Cultural Factors Affecting Health and Nutrition: Sudest Island and the Louisiade Archipelago, Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea." Typescript.

Box 2 Folder 16
MacLennan, Robert and Wendy. "Abelam Menstruation, Pregnancy, and Childbirth"

Typescript.

Box 2 Folder 17
McKellin, William H. "Birthing Among the Managalese"
Box 2 Folder 18
McKellin, William H., 1983

"The Transformation of Substances: Managalase Concepts of Reproduction and Congenital Illness." Typescript.

Box 2 Folder 19
Meigs, Anna, 1984

"Korogo and Hakeri'a and a Third Perspective on the Relationship Between the Sexes." Typescript.

Box 2 Folder 20
Meigs, Anna, 1976

"Male Pregnancy and the Reduction of Sexual Opposition in a New Guinea Highlands Society." Photocopy of reprint.

Box 2 Folder 21
Meiser, Leo

"Child-Bearing and Child-Rearing Among the Kaean of the Northern Coast of New Guinea." Photocopy.

Box 2 Folder 22
Poole, Fitz John Porter, 1983

"Folk Models of Eroticism in Mothers and Sons: Aspects of Sexuality Among Bimin-Kuskusmin." Photocopy of typescript.

Box 2 Folder 23
Staub, Ulrike and Rupert Poschl. "Motherhood on Trobriand Island, Milne Bay Province"

Photocopy of typescript.

Box 2 Folder 24
Tietjen, Anne Marie, 1983

"Infant Care and Feeding Practices and the Beginnings of Socialization Among the Maisin of Papua New Guinea." Photocopy of typescript.