![]() | Midwives in Mexico: Situated Politics, Politically Situated Subjects: Area Studies; Global Development; Health and Social Care; Medicine Dentistry Nursing & Allied Health; Politics & International Relations; Social Sciences; Latin American & Hispanic Studies; Gender & Development; Health & Development; Midwifery; Midwifery; Regional Development; Health & Society; Public Health Policy and Practice; Medicine; International Politics; Anthropology - Soc Sci; Sociology & Social Policy; Latin America; Sociology of Health and Illness; Women; Global Health; Maternal and Child Health; Sexual and Reproductive Health; Obstetrics Gynecology & Women''s Health; Reproductive Medicine; Latin American Politics; Gender; Health & Medical Anthropology; Social & Cultural Anthropology; Medical Sociology; Regional Anthropology; Gender Studies; 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. Hanna Laako is an Associate Researcher at El Colegio de la Frontera Sur (ECOSUR) and the University of Eastern Finland (UEF). She is also member of the Mexican National System of Researchers (CONACYT). Georgina Sánchez-Ramírez is a Researcher-Professor at El Colegio de la Frontera Sur (ECOSUR) in San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico. She is also member of the Mexican National System of Researchers (CONACYT). |
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