Midwives in Mexico: Situated Politics, Politically Situated

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Hanna Laako (El Colegio de la Frontera Sur, Mexico) Georgina Sánchez-Ramírez (El Colegio de la Frontera Sur, Mexico)

Midwives in Mexico

Situated Politics, Politically Situated

Hanna Laako (El Colegio de la Frontera Sur, Mexico), Georgina Sánchez-Ramírez (El Colegio de la Frontera Sur, Mexico)

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Routledge
26 February 2021

Regional studies; Development studies; Hispanic & Latino studies; Personal & public health; Medical sociology

Series: Social Science Perspectives on Childbirth and Reproduction

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.

By: Hanna Laako (El Colegio de la Frontera Sur Mexico), Georgina Sánchez-Ramírez (El Colegio de la Frontera Sur, Mexico)
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 612g
ISBN: 9780367473419
ISBN 10: 0367473410
Series: Social Science Perspectives on Childbirth and Reproduction
Pages: 224
Publication Date: 26 February 2021
Audience: College/higher education , General/trade , Primary , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

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).