Birth in Times of Despair : Reproductive Violence on the US-Mexico Border.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Heckert, Carina.

Series:

Anthropologies of American Medicine: Culture, Power, and Practice Series

Anthropologies of American Medicine: Culture, Power, and Practice Series ; v.18

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Maternal health services--United States.

Maternal health services.

Women immigrants.

United States--Emigration and immigration--Government policy.

United States.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (241 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : New York University Press, 2024.

Summary:

"Birth in Times of Despair delves into the various forms of maternal harm on the US-Mexico border as they relate to longstanding unjust immigration, health, and social policies both before and during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction : desesperación

Legislating maternal harm

Immigration policy and embodied vulnerabilities

The local biology of preeclampsia

Conjugated harm and pregnancy during the pandemic

Finding compassionate care

Navigating impotencia during the postpartum period

Conclusion : imagining reproductive justice in the borderlands

Appendix I: Integrating cortisol testing into ethnographic research

Appendix II: Participant characteristics

Appendix III: Emotional distress and health vulnerabilities.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

9781479832101

1479832103

OCLC:

1449914641