{"product_id":"midwives-in-mexico-9780367473419","title":"Midwives in Mexico","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003epresents 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy \u003ci\u003esituated politics\u003c\/i\u003e, the authors refer to various networks, spaces and territories, which are also constructed by the midwives. By \u003ci\u003epolitically situated\u003c\/i\u003e, 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 midwi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction: Navigating the Midwifery Waters in Mexico \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHanna Laako and Georgina Sánchez-Ramírez\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1. \u003ci\u003eUnderdogs, Turf Wars and Revivals: \u003c\/i\u003ePolitically Situated Mexican Midwiferies in Historical, Multiscale Perspective\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHanna Laako\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2. \u003ci\u003eShe Breaks Paradigms and Leaves a Trail\u003c\/i\u003e: The Contested Terrains of Midwifery Activism \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHanna Laako\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e3\u003cb\u003e. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eFrom Infantilization to Body-Territoriality: \u003c\/i\u003eBirth Centers in Mexico\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGeorgina Sánchez-Ramírez\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e4. \u003ci\u003eDejar Pasar: \u003c\/i\u003eThe Safe Interruption of Pregnancy by Traditional, Indigenous Midwives in Southern Mexico\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGeorgina Sánchez-Ramírez and Geicel Llamileth Benítez Fuentes\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e5. \u003ci\u003ePostcolonial Midwifery: \u003c\/i\u003eMidwives, Territories and Human Rights in Development\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHanna Laako \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConclusions: Situatedness and the Making of Worlds in Midwifery \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHanna Laako and Georgina Sánchez-Ramírez\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51455982895447,"sku":"9780367473419","price":128.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780367473419.jpg?v=1755033312","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/midwives-in-mexico-9780367473419","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}