Abstract

AYALA, Ricardo  and  THULIN, Markus. Health, Women, and Family: Historical Underpinnings of Salvador Allende's Maternal-Infant Program. Debates hist. [online]. 2023, vol.11, n.2, pp.19-53.  Epub Oct 30, 2023. ISSN 2594-2956.  https://doi.org/10.54167/debates-por-la-historia.v11i2.1148.

This article reconstructs Chile's cultural health policy, focusing on the maternal-infant program. This program emerges as a nexus interlinking gender, politics, and health, all in service of propagating discourses encompassing industrial advancement and national wellbeing. The research draws from original archival sources, allowing a spotlight on the program's enduring continuity across decades and diverse political regimes-from the early 20th century through the Popular Unity government. As the article reveals, education assumes a pivotal role across three areas within the evolution of social medicine: instructional frameworks, professional training, and popular education.

Keywords : women; women's health; childhood; history; health policies.

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