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This chapter is concerned with issues of race and ethnicity in relation to women’s experiences of childbirth. We examine the significance of these factors in the context of a wider picture of diversity in experiences of childbirth. We offer a critical perspective on research that has to date failed to develop arguments capable of understanding the complex interplay of wider social factors such as race, ethnicity and class, women’s own choices and preferences, and policies on childbirth which attempt to promote choice and control for women.
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Bowes, A., Domokos, T.M. (2003). Your Dignity is Hung Up at the Door: Pakistani and White Women’s Experiences of Childbirth. In: Earle, S., Letherby, G. (eds) Gender, Identity & Reproduction. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230522930_6
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