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Obstetric Racism: The Racial Politics of Pregnancy, Labor, and Birthing

Davis, Dána-Ain·2019·Medical Anthropology
DOI 10.1080/01459740.2018.1549389
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In this article, I analyze the birth stories of Black women living in the United States. Their birth stories describe various forms of racism during medical encounters while they were pregnant or during labor and delivery. In the global women's health arena, the issues raised are viewed as obstetric violence. However, obstetric racism-as both an occurrence and analytic-best captures the particularities of Black women's reproductive care during the pre- and post-natal period. Obstetric racism is a threat to positive birth outcomes. I argue that birth workers including midwives and doulas, mediate obstetric racism and stratified reproductive outcomes.

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Authors
Davis, D.-A.
Venue
Medical Anthropology
Publisher
Informa UK Limited
Published
2018-12-06
Volume
38
Issue
7
Pages
560-573
ISSN
  • 0145-9740 (ISSN-L)
  • 1545-5882
DOI
10.1080/01459740.2018.1549389
OpenAlex
W2905409532
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518
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51
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48.41
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Davis, D.-A. (2019). Obstetric Racism: The Racial Politics of Pregnancy, Labor, and Birthing. Medical Anthropology. https://doi.org/10.1080/01459740.2018.1549389

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