TY  - GEN
AU  - Laako,Hanna
AU  - Sánchez-Ramírez,Georgina
TI  - Midwives in Mexico: Situated Politics, Politically Situated
T2  - Social Science Perspectives on Childbirth and Reproduction
SN  - 9781003034988
PY  - 2021///
CY  - Oxford
PB  - Taylor & Francis
KW  - Social and cultural anthropology
KW  - bicssc
KW  - Human biology
KW  - Anthropology
KW  - Regional / International studies
KW  - Ethnic studies
KW  - Development studies
KW  - Medical sociology
KW  - Midwifery
KW  - Birth control, contraception, family planning
KW  - Gynaecology and obstetrics
KW  - Reproductive medicine
KW  - Politics and government
KW  - Sociology
KW  - Gender studies: women and girls
KW  - Obstetric Violence
KW  - Traditional Midwives
KW  - political autonomy
KW  - Autonomous Midwives
KW  - body-territoriality
KW  - Indigenous Midwives
KW  - midwifery activism
KW  - Professional Midwives
KW  - Mexican midwives
KW  - Birth Centers
KW  - situated politics
KW  - Traditional Midwifery
KW  - Professional Midwifery
KW  - Direct Entry Midwife
KW  - Midwifery Studies
KW  - Human Rights
KW  - Biomedical System
KW  - Midwifery School
KW  - Birthing Woman
KW  - Quintana Roo
KW  - Autonomous Midwifery
KW  - Midwifery Research
KW  - Modern Midwife
KW  - Induced Abortion
KW  - Native Midwives
KW  - Reproductive Rights
KW  - Safe Abortion
N1  - Open Access
N2  - This book presents 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. The Open Access version of this book, available at http://www.taylorfrancis.com, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CC-BY-NC-ND) 4.0 license
UR  - https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/102805/1/9781000353150.pdf
UR  - https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/160675
ER  -