Bravo-Moreno, A;
(2022)
Reproductive agency, assisted reproductive technology & obstetric violence.
Health Care for Women International
, 43
(7-8)
pp. 806-826.
10.1080/07399332.2021.1883026.
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Abstract
In this article, I draw on ethnographic research I conducted in the UK and Spain. I analyse the experiences of women who chose to become mothers with the assistance of reproductive technologies (ART). All the women intended to have a natural birth in hospital and they reported that hospitals categorised their pregnancies as high-risk on the basis of their age (35-47 years) and the use of ART. How do these women deal with their reproductive treatment? How does hospital culture impact on women's birthing bodies and psyche? What are the struggles they undergo to defend their wish to have a “natural” birth?
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Reproductive agency, assisted reproductive technology & obstetric violence |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1080/07399332.2021.1883026 |
| Publisher version: | http://doi.org/10.1080/07399332.2021.1883026 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher's terms and conditions. |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education > IOE - Social Research Institute |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10124046 |
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