ABSTRACT
The second edition of this pathbreaking, widely taught book offers six new chapters, on breastfeeding and Black infant health; Black birthing during COVID; Black doulas rethinking birthing practices; the recent buildup of a US national movement; childbirth in Zanzibar; and expanding the global movement for sexual and reproductive well-being. Other chapters are updated throughout. Birthing Justice puts Black women’s voices at the center of the debate on what should be done to fix the broken maternal care system. It foregrounds Black women’s agency in the birth justice movement. First published in 2016, Birthing Justice is a seminal text for those interested in maternal healthcare, reproductive justice, health equity, and intersectional racial justice, especially in courses on gender studies, Black studies, public health, and training programs for midwives and OB/GYNs. Additional resources and a reading group guide are available at www.blackwomenbirthingjustice.com.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter |22 pages
Introduction: Beyond Coercion and Malign Neglect
part Section I|36 pages
Birthing Histories
part Section II|88 pages
Beyond Medical versus Natural
chapter Chapter 11|12 pages
Sheltering in Community
part Section III|70 pages
Changing Lives, One Birth at a Time
chapter 148Chapter 13|9 pages
This Is How We Fight!
chapter Chapter 16|7 pages
Sister Midwife
chapter Chapter 17|7 pages
WAJAMAMA
chapter Chapter 20|9 pages
I Am My Hermana's Keeper
chapter Chapter 21|11 pages
The First Cut Is the Deepest
part Section IV|77 pages
Taking Back Our Power