Borders, Citizenship, and Pregnancy: Migrant Women’s Experiences of Pregnancy and Maternity Care in the...

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Gwyneth Lonergan (Northumbria University, UK)

Borders, Citizenship, and Pregnancy

Migrant Women’s Experiences of Pregnancy and Maternity Care in the UK

Gwyneth Lonergan (Northumbria University, UK)

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Bristol University Press
17 June 2025

Migration, immigration & emigration; Civil rights & citizenship; Women's health

Series: Global Migration and Social Change

Available open access digitally under CC-BY-NC-ND licence. Using the analytical framework of reproductive justice, this book examines migrant women's experiences of pregnancy and maternity care within the context of gendered and racialised discourses around health, reproduction and citizenship, austerity and an expanding border regime.

By: Gwyneth Lonergan (Northumbria University UK)
Imprint: Bristol University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
ISBN: 9781529234510
ISBN 10: 1529234514
Series: Global Migration and Social Change
Pages: 166
Publication Date: 17 June 2025
Audience: Professional and scholarly , General/trade , Undergraduate , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Gwyneth Lonergan is Lecturer in Sociology at Northumbria University.

Reviews for Borders, Citizenship, and Pregnancy: Migrant Women’s Experiences of Pregnancy and Maternity Care in the UK

“This timely book demonstrates the impacts of the embedding of borders within healthcare systems on migrant women and their families and how this links to neoliberal reform of public services.” Kathryn Cassidy, Northumbria University