Understanding the structural and systemic roots of “othering”, this chapter reflects on it in birthing and maternity care experiences across continents through narratives from Peru and Uruguay in South America, Canada in North America, and India and Pakistan in Asia. With the collaborative effort of three researchers from varied disciplines (midwifery, law, and anthropology and philosophy) and countries (Peru, Canada, Uruguay, and India), we reflect on the various aspects of “othering” that birthing people and midwives face while navigating the birthing and maternity care spaces. Employing both an empirical and conceptual lens, we reorient the idea of “other” through a Feminist Care Ethical approach. We do so by especially bringing in various phases of caring as suggested by pioneering care ethicist Joan Tronto, enriched by the voices of some contemporary scholars. By tying it up with the Reproductive Justice perspective, we suggest ways to move towards compassionate relationship-based humanised respectful care. In the end, we bring attention to the upcoming scholarship on Critical Midwifery Studies that helps focus on the epistemological and ethical strides that midwifery itself has to make to combat the injustices in sexual, reproductive, maternal, and newborn healthcare.

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Navigating “Othering” in Birthing and Maternity Care Experiences: A Care-Ethical View Across Continents

  • Susana Ku Carbonell,
  • Romina Gallardo,
  • Priya Sharma

摘要

Understanding the structural and systemic roots of “othering”, this chapter reflects on it in birthing and maternity care experiences across continents through narratives from Peru and Uruguay in South America, Canada in North America, and India and Pakistan in Asia. With the collaborative effort of three researchers from varied disciplines (midwifery, law, and anthropology and philosophy) and countries (Peru, Canada, Uruguay, and India), we reflect on the various aspects of “othering” that birthing people and midwives face while navigating the birthing and maternity care spaces. Employing both an empirical and conceptual lens, we reorient the idea of “other” through a Feminist Care Ethical approach. We do so by especially bringing in various phases of caring as suggested by pioneering care ethicist Joan Tronto, enriched by the voices of some contemporary scholars. By tying it up with the Reproductive Justice perspective, we suggest ways to move towards compassionate relationship-based humanised respectful care. In the end, we bring attention to the upcoming scholarship on Critical Midwifery Studies that helps focus on the epistemological and ethical strides that midwifery itself has to make to combat the injustices in sexual, reproductive, maternal, and newborn healthcare.