Full Description
Motherhood in Mexico is profoundly shaped by the legacy of colonialism. This ethnography situates motherhood in a critical global health analysis of maternal health inequalities and interventions in the southeast state of Chiapas. Using a transitional life course framework, it demonstrates how the transition to motherhood is never complete. Once a good mother is defined, she becomes undefined, the goal posts moved, and the rules confronted.
Contents
List of Illustrations
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Part I: Contexts
Chapter 1. La Orilla: Coletas ad Coloniality
Part II: Childbearing Politics
Chapter 2. Bety and Rosa
Chapter 3. Bridging the Gap: Barrio Midwives
Chapter 4. Cris, Sofi and Esme: The Birth Centre
Part III: Nurture Work
Chapter 5. Lupita and Carlita
Chapter 6. Sara, Bania and Lila: Good Enough Mothers
Conclusion: Translating a Local-Global Maternal Health
Appendix: On Doing Fieldwork with Children
References
Index
