Privileges of Birth

Privileges of BirthFocussing ethnographically on private sector maternity care in South Africa, Privileges of Birth looks at the ways healthcare and childbirth are shaped by South Africas 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

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