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Borders, Citizenship, and Pregnancy - (Global Migration and Social Change) by Gwyneth Lonergan (Paperback)
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Highlights
- Available open access digitally under CC-BY-NC-ND licence.
- About the Author: Gwyneth Lonergan is Lecturer in Sociology at Northumbria University.
- 176 Pages
- Social Science, Emigration & Immigration
- Series Name: Global Migration and Social Change
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Book Synopsis
Available open access digitally under CC-BY-NC-ND licence.
Using the analytical framework of reproductive justice, this book examines migrant women's experiences of pregnancy and maternity care within the broader context of gendered and racialised discourses and policies around health, reproduction and citizenship, austerity and an expanding border regime.
Based on interviews and focus groups with migrant mothers, third sector workers and NHS staff, it explores how immigration policies impact reproductive practices and unevenly distribute access to essential resources and support.
The book provides valuable insights into the underlying social causes behind migrant women's relatively poor maternal outcomes and contributes significantly to scholarship on the intersections of citizenship, reproduction and expanding border controls.
Review Quotes
"This timely book demonstrates the impacts of the embedding of borders within healthcare systems on migrant women and their families and how this links to neoliberal reform of public services." Kathryn Cassidy, Northumbria University
About the Author
Gwyneth Lonergan is Lecturer in Sociology at Northumbria University.