Fleshy Entanglements in Development Aspirations: Birth Position as a Site of Contestation in Bangladesh
Encouraging women to adopt a position of their choice during birth has long been among the calls of scholars and activists challenging medicalised models of childbirth rooted in patriarchy to allow women to own their birthing experiences rather than accept the passivity of a lithotomy position. The...
Main Author: | Janet Elaine Perkins |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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University of Edinburgh Library
2023-04-01
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Series: | Medicine Anthropology Theory |
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Online Access: | http://www.medanthrotheory.org/article/view/7303 |
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