Pregnancy and Birth

Romanis, Elizabeth Chloe; Mahmoud, Zaina

Abstract

This chapter takes an intersectional approach to exploring the pressing ethico-legal challenges that result from or cause poor maternity care in the UK. Black women in the UK are, at present, five times more likely to die in childbirth, which results from the pervasive culture of obstetric racism and obstetric violence. This chapter outlines this problem and considers how the law might respond. This chapter also explores barriers to choices in and about birth and socio-medical pressures impacting on pregnant people’s behaviour, as facets of obstetric violence.

Citation

Romanis, E. C., & Mahmoud, Z. (in press). Pregnancy and Birth. In E. C. Romanis, S. Germain, & J. Herring (Eds.), Diverse Voices in Health Law and Ethics: Important Perspectives. Bristol University Press

• Deposit Date: Aug 15, 2024
• Publisher: Bristol University Press
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Series Title: Diverse Voices
• Book Title: Diverse Voices in Health Law and Ethics: Important Perspectives
• Chapter Number: 14
• ISBN: 9781529236545
• Public URL: https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/2756321
• Publisher URL: https://bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/diverse-voices-in-health-law-and-ethics
• Contract Date: Apr 4, 2023