Borders, Citizenship, and Pregnancy
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Borders, Citizenship, and Pregnancy

Migrant Womenā€™s Experiences of Pregnancy and Maternity Care in the UK

  1. 176 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Borders, Citizenship, and Pregnancy

Migrant Womenā€™s Experiences of Pregnancy and Maternity Care in the UK

About this book

Available open access digitally under CC-BY-NC-ND licence.

Using the analytical framework of reproductive justice, this book examines migrant women's experiences of pregnancy and maternity care within the broader context of gendered and racialised discourses and policies around health, reproduction and citizenship, austerity and an expanding border regime.

Based on interviews and focus groups with migrant mothers, third sector workers and NHS staff, it explores how immigration policies impact reproductive practices and unevenly distribute access to essential resources and support.

The book provides valuable insights into the underlying social causes behind migrant women's relatively poor maternal outcomes and contributes significantly to scholarship on the intersections of citizenship, reproduction and expanding border controls.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Series Information
  4. Title Page
  5. Copyright Page
  6. Dedication
  7. Table of Contents
  8. Series Editorsā€™ Preface: Bordering and the (Re)production of the ā€˜Ideal Birthing Citizenā€™
  9. Glossary
  10. Acknowledgements
  11. 1 Introduction
  12. 2 Citizenship, Health, and ā€˜Responsibleā€™ Reproduction
  13. 3 Family Bordering, Reproductive Autonomy, and Migrant Womenā€™s Experiences of Pregnancy and New Motherhood
  14. 4 Social Citizenship, Proliferating Borders, and Stratified Reproduction
  15. 5 The Pregnant Migrant and the ā€˜Personā€™ in ā€˜Personalized Careā€™
  16. 6 Conclusion: Reproductive Justice for Pregnant and Birthing Migrants
  17. Notes
  18. References
  19. Index