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1Health Science, CSU Channel Islands , Camarillo, California, USA.
Abstract:
I examine midwives' interpretation of - and efforts to reimagine - the contemporary Mexican birth narrative. Throughout my research, midwives argued that, for birth outcomes to improve, women need to become "the protagonists of their own births". I analyze midwives' creative representations of how birth is and could be, and argue that the counter narrative they promote reveals the conditions within which they believe women can become empowered. By centering women's choice as the measure of success, this counter narrative stands in contrast to development initiatives and contemporary biomedical approaches to care. It also emphasizes the continued need for midwifery in Mexico. Examino los esfuerzos de parteras mexicanas para reinventar la narrativa mexicana sobre el nacimiento. Las parteras dijeron que, para que los resultados del parto mejoren, las mujeres deben convertirse en "las protagonistas de sus propios partos". Analizo las representaciones creativas de las parteras acerca del nacimiento, y sostengo que la contra-narrativa que promueven revela las condiciones dentro de las cuales creen que las mujeres pueden empoderarse. Al centrar el poder de las mujeres como la medida del éxito, esta contra-narrativa contrasta con las iniciativas de desarrollo y los enfoques biomédicos contemporáneos. También enfatiza la necesidad continuada de partería en México.
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