Birth work as care work

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Birth work as care work

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‘Birth Work as Care Work’ presents a vibrant collection of stories and insights from the front lines of birth activist communities. The personal has once more becomes political, and birth workers, supporters, and doulas now find themselves at the fore of collective struggles for freedom and dignity. The author, herself a scholar and reproductive justice organiser, provides a unique platform to explore the political dynamics of birth work; drawing connections between birth, reproductive labor, and the struggles of caregiving communities today. Articulating a politics of care work in and through the reproductive process, the book brings diverse voices into conversation to explore multiple possibilities and avenues for change. At a moment when agency over our childbirth experiences is increasingly centralized in the hands of professional elites, ‘Birth Work as Care Work’ presents creative new ways to reimagine the trajectory of our reproductive processes. Most importantly, the contributors present new ways of thinking about the entire life cycle, providing a unique and creative entry point into the essence of all human strugglethe struggle over the reproduction of life itself.

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Subtitle: Stories from activist birth communities
Author: Apfel, Alana
Year: 2016
ISBN: 9781629631516
Pages: 118
Language: English
Publisher: PM Press
Publisher's city: Oakland
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