Privileges of birth : constellations of care, myth and race in South Africa / Jennifer J.M. Rogerson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rogerson, Jennifer J. M., author.

Series:

Fertility, reproduction and sexuality: social and cultural perspectives; v. 44.

Fertility, reproduction and sexuality: social and cultural perspectives; volume 44

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Childbirth--Social aspects--South Africa.

Childbirth.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (pages cm)

Place of Publication:

New York ; Oxford : Berghahn, [2020]

Summary:

Focussing ethnographically on private-sector maternity care in South Africa, Privileges of Birth looks at the ways healthcare and childbirth are shaped by South Africa’s racialised history. Birth is one of the most medicalised aspects of the lifecycle across all sectors of society, and there is deep division between what the privileged can afford compared with the rest of the population. Examining the ethics of care in midwife-attended birth, the author situates the argument in the context of a growing literature on care in anthropological and feminist scholarship, offering a unique account of birthing care in the context of elite care services.

Contents:

Privileges of Birth

Contents

Introduction

Chapter 1. Myths of Birth

Chapter 2. Being Heard

Chapter 3. Self-Making

Chapter 4. Making Birthing Relations

Conclusion

Appendix

Glossary

References

Index.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-80758-440-2

1-78920-436-4

OCLC:

1125107200