Midwives in Mexico
Situated Politics, Politically Situated
Author(s)
Laako, Hanna
Sánchez-Ramírez, Georgina
Language
EnglishAbstract
This bookpresents the contemporary history and dynamics of Mexican midwifery - professional, (post)modern or autonomous, traditional and Indigenous - as profoundly political and embedded in differing societal stratifications. By situated politics, the authors refer to various networks, spaces and territories, which are also constructed by the midwives. By politically situated, the authors refer to various intersections, unsettled relations and contexts in which Mexican midwives are positioned. Examining Mexican midwiferies in depth, the volume sharpens the focus on the worlds in which midwives are profoundly immersed as agents in generating and participating in movements, alliances, health professions, communities, homes, territories and knowledges. The chapters provide a complex panorama of midwives in Mexico with an array of insights into their professional and political autonomy, (post)coloniality, body-territoriality, the challenges of defining midwifery, and above all, into the ways in which contemporary Mexican midwiferies relate to a complex set of human rights. The book will be of interest to a range of scholars from anthropology, sociology, politics, global health, gender studies, development studies, and Latin American studies, as well as to midwives and other professionals involved in childbirth policy and practice.
Keywords
Obstetric Violence; Traditional Midwives; political autonomy; Autonomous Midwives; body-territoriality; Indigenous Midwives; midwifery activism; Professional Midwives; Mexican midwives; Birth Centers; situated politics; Traditional Midwifery; Professional Midwifery; Direct Entry Midwife; Midwifery Studies; Human Rights; Biomedical System; Midwifery School; Birthing Woman; Quintana Roo; Autonomous Midwifery; Midwifery Research; Modern Midwife; Induced Abortion; Native Midwives; Reproductive Rights; Safe AbortionDOI
10.4324/9781003034988ISBN
9781000353150, 9781003034988, 9780367473419, 9781000353167, 9780367716219, 9781000353174, 9781000353150Publisher
Taylor & FrancisPublisher website
https://taylorandfrancis.com/Publication date and place
Oxford, 2021Imprint
RoutledgeSeries
Social Science Perspectives on Childbirth and Reproduction,Classification
Social and cultural anthropology
Human biology
Anthropology
Regional / International studies
Ethnic studies
Development studies
Medical sociology
Midwifery
Birth control, contraception, family planning
Gynaecology and obstetrics
Reproductive medicine
Politics and government
Sociology
Gender studies: women and girls