Allyson Ion
Biographic Data
| ID | 3886304 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Allyson Ion |
| GIVEN NAMES | Allyson |
| FAMILY NAME | Ion |
| SIGNATURE | ION A |
| AFFILIATIONS | McMaster University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 10 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Digging in”: Stigma and surveillance in the lives of pregnant and breastfeeding mothers who consume cannabis
Since the shift to legalizing recreational cannabis use in Canada in 2018, there has been increased attention on the consequences of cannabis use on women's reproductive and maternal health, with particular attention to the impact of cannabis in utero and through breastfeeding. This has resulted in an intense focus on the behaviors of individuals who consume cannabis during the perinatal period, which raises questions about the impact this has on…
Risk and preventing perinatal HIV transmission: Uncovering the social organisation of prenatal care for women living with HIV in Ontario, Canada
This paper presents an institutional ethnography that explored how risk discourse organised the experiences of pregnant women living with HIV and was reproduced in the work of healthcare providers operating in a ‘high risk’ prenatal clinic in Ontario, Canada. This inquiry began from the standpoint of pregnant women living with HIV, and made connections between women’s experiences, the work of healthcare providers delivering prenatal care, and the…
Keeping secrets, disclosing health information: An institutional ethnography of the social organisation of perinatal care for women living with HIV in Canada
This paper describes findings from an institutional ethnography that arose out of the concerns of women living with HIV in Ontario, Canada, regarding the disclosure of their HIV status while accessing perinatal care. The enquiry traces the connections between women's experiences of perinatal care, the activities of healthcare providers delivering such care and the ruling relations that organise women's experiences and healthcare providers' activi…
How women living with HIV react and respond to learning about Canadian law that criminalises HIV non-disclosure: ‘How Do You Prove That You Told?’
The Women, ART and the Criminalization of HIV Study is a qualitative, arts-based research study focusing on the impact of the HIV non-disclosure law on women living with HIV in Canada. The federal law requires people living with HIV to disclose their HIV-positive status to sexual partners before engaging in sexual activities that pose what the Supreme Court of Canada called a 'realistic possibility of transmission'. Drawing on findings from seven…
Stable homes, strong families: Reimagining housing policies and programs for Indigenous peoples living with and affected by HIV and Aids in Canada
Stable Homes, Strong Families (SHSF) is a community-based research project that sought to investigate the connection between HIV, housing and Indigenous cultures and identify strategies to ensure culturally appropriate housing programs and policies for Indigenous peoples living with and affected by HIV. The impetus for this research stems from a body of knowledge that recognizes the inextricable link between housing and health, as well as growing…
HIV-related stigma in pregnancy and early postpartum of mothers living with HIV in Ontario, Canada
HIV-related stigma is associated with many psychological challenges; however, minimal research has explored how perceived HIV-related stigma intersects with psychosocial issues that mothers living with HIV may experience including depression, perceived stress and social isolation. The present study aims to describe the correlates and predictors of HIV-related stigma in a cohort of women living with HIV (WLWH) from across Ontario, Canada during pr…
Surviving Surveillance: How Pregnant Women and Mothers Living With HIV Respond to Medical and Social Surveillance
Pregnant women and mothers living with HIV are under surveillance of service providers, family members, and the community at large. Surveillance occurs throughout the medical management of their HIV during pregnancy, preventing HIV transmission to their baby, infant feeding practices, and as part of assessments related to their ability to mother. Enacted and anticipatory HIV-related stigma can exacerbate the negative impact that being under surve…
Examining the Health Care Experiences of Women Living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Perceived HIV-Related Stigma
Why Aren't You Breastfeeding?”: How Mothers Living With HIV Talk About Infant Feeding in a “Breast Is Best” World
Infant feeding raises unique concerns for mothers living with HIV in Canada, where they are recommended to avoid breastfeeding yet live in a social context of "breast is best." In narrative interviews with HIV-positive mothers from Ontario, Canada, a range of feelings regarding not breastfeeding was expressed, balancing feelings of loss and self-blame with the view of responsibility and "good mothering" under the current Canadian guidelines. Ackn…
How HIV-Positive Aboriginal Women (PAW) Talk About Their Mothering Experiences With Child and Family Services in Ontario
Aboriginal families are disproportionately involved with Children's Aid Societies (or CAS), which is of concern given the history of colonization, assimilation, and child welfare policies that fail to recognize Indigenous practices within Canada. There is no historical data regarding HIV-positive Aboriginal women's (PAW) experiences and interactions with the child welfare system, despite a high degree of HIV-related stigma and discrimination by C…
Surviving Surveillance: How Pregnant Women and Mothers Living With HIV Respond to Medical and Social Surveillance
Pregnant women and mothers living with HIV are under surveillance of service providers, family members, and the community at large. Surveillance occurs throughout the medical management of their HIV during pregnancy, preventing HIV transmission to their baby, infant feeding practices, and as part of assessments related to their ability to mother. Enacted and anticipatory HIV-related stigma can exacerbate the negative impact that being under surve…
Why Aren't You Breastfeeding?”: How Mothers Living With HIV Talk About Infant Feeding in a “Breast Is Best” World
Infant feeding raises unique concerns for mothers living with HIV in Canada, where they are recommended to avoid breastfeeding yet live in a social context of "breast is best." In narrative interviews with HIV-positive mothers from Ontario, Canada, a range of feelings regarding not breastfeeding was expressed, balancing feelings of loss and self-blame with the view of responsibility and "good mothering" under the current Canadian guidelines. Ackn…
How HIV-Positive Aboriginal Women (PAW) Talk About Their Mothering Experiences With Child and Family Services in Ontario
Aboriginal families are disproportionately involved with Children's Aid Societies (or CAS), which is of concern given the history of colonization, assimilation, and child welfare policies that fail to recognize Indigenous practices within Canada. There is no historical data regarding HIV-positive Aboriginal women's (PAW) experiences and interactions with the child welfare system, despite a high degree of HIV-related stigma and discrimination by C…
Examining the Health Care Experiences of Women Living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Perceived HIV-Related Stigma
HIV-related stigma in pregnancy and early postpartum of mothers living with HIV in Ontario, Canada
HIV-related stigma is associated with many psychological challenges; however, minimal research has explored how perceived HIV-related stigma intersects with psychosocial issues that mothers living with HIV may experience including depression, perceived stress and social isolation. The present study aims to describe the correlates and predictors of HIV-related stigma in a cohort of women living with HIV (WLWH) from across Ontario, Canada during pr…
Surviving Surveillance: How Pregnant Women and Mothers Living With HIV Respond to Medical and Social Surveillance
Pregnant women and mothers living with HIV are under surveillance of service providers, family members, and the community at large. Surveillance occurs throughout the medical management of their HIV during pregnancy, preventing HIV transmission to their baby, infant feeding practices, and as part of assessments related to their ability to mother. Enacted and anticipatory HIV-related stigma can exacerbate the negative impact that being under surve…
Stable homes, strong families: Reimagining housing policies and programs for Indigenous peoples living with and affected by HIV and Aids in Canada
Stable Homes, Strong Families (SHSF) is a community-based research project that sought to investigate the connection between HIV, housing and Indigenous cultures and identify strategies to ensure culturally appropriate housing programs and policies for Indigenous peoples living with and affected by HIV. The impetus for this research stems from a body of knowledge that recognizes the inextricable link between housing and health, as well as growing…
How women living with HIV react and respond to learning about Canadian law that criminalises HIV non-disclosure: ‘How Do You Prove That You Told?’
The Women, ART and the Criminalization of HIV Study is a qualitative, arts-based research study focusing on the impact of the HIV non-disclosure law on women living with HIV in Canada. The federal law requires people living with HIV to disclose their HIV-positive status to sexual partners before engaging in sexual activities that pose what the Supreme Court of Canada called a 'realistic possibility of transmission'. Drawing on findings from seven…
Risk and preventing perinatal HIV transmission: Uncovering the social organisation of prenatal care for women living with HIV in Ontario, Canada
This paper presents an institutional ethnography that explored how risk discourse organised the experiences of pregnant women living with HIV and was reproduced in the work of healthcare providers operating in a ‘high risk’ prenatal clinic in Ontario, Canada. This inquiry began from the standpoint of pregnant women living with HIV, and made connections between women’s experiences, the work of healthcare providers delivering prenatal care, and the…
Keeping secrets, disclosing health information: An institutional ethnography of the social organisation of perinatal care for women living with HIV in Canada
This paper describes findings from an institutional ethnography that arose out of the concerns of women living with HIV in Ontario, Canada, regarding the disclosure of their HIV status while accessing perinatal care. The enquiry traces the connections between women's experiences of perinatal care, the activities of healthcare providers delivering such care and the ruling relations that organise women's experiences and healthcare providers' activi…
Digging in”: Stigma and surveillance in the lives of pregnant and breastfeeding mothers who consume cannabis
Since the shift to legalizing recreational cannabis use in Canada in 2018, there has been increased attention on the consequences of cannabis use on women's reproductive and maternal health, with particular attention to the impact of cannabis in utero and through breastfeeding. This has resulted in an intense focus on the behaviors of individuals who consume cannabis during the perinatal period, which raises questions about the impact this has on…
Medicine (9 works) · Sociology (8 works) · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (7 works) · Family medicine (6 works) · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (5 works) · HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk (5 works) · Nursing (5 works) · Political science (5 works) · Psychology (5 works) · Health care (4 works)