This article was downloaded by: [81.84.120.101] On: 03 February 2013, At: 09:42 Publisher: Routledge Informa Ltd Registered in England and Wales Registered Number: 1072954 Registered office: Mortimer House, 37-41 Mortimer Street, London W1T 3JH, UK Global Public Health: An International Journal for Research, Policy and Practice Publication details, including instructions for authors and subscription information: http:/ / www.tandfonline.com/ loi/ rgph20 Deconstructing ‘barriers’ to access: Minority ethnic women and medicalised maternal health services in Vietnam Joanna White a , Pauline Oosterhoff b & Nguyen Thi Huong c a Centre for Research in Anthropology (CRIA-IUL), Instituto Universitário de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal b Royal Tropical Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands c Harvard Medical School AIDS Initiative in Vietnam, Hanoi, Vietnam Version of record first published: 17 May 2012. To cite this article: Joanna White , Pauline Oosterhoff & Nguyen Thi Huong (2012): Deconstructing ‘barriers’ to access: Minority ethnic women and medicalised maternal health services in Vietnam, Global Public Health: An International Journal for Research, Policy and Practice, 7:8, 869-881 To link to this article: ht t p:/ / dx.doi.org/ 10.1080/ 17441692.2012.679743 PLEASE SCROLL DOWN FOR ARTICLE Full terms and conditions of use: http://www.tandfonline.com/page/terms-and- conditions This article may be used for research, teaching, and private study purposes. Any substantial or systematic reproduction, redistribution, reselling, loan, sub-licensing, systematic supply, or distribution in any form to anyone is expressly forbidden. The publisher does not give any warranty express or implied or make any representation that the contents will be complete or accurate or up to date. The accuracy of any instructions, formulae, and drug doses should be independently verified with primary sources. The publisher shall not be liable for any loss, actions, claims, proceedings, demand, or costs or damages whatsoever or howsoever caused arising directly or indirectly in connection with or arising out of the use of this material.