Medical management and giving birth
Responses of coastal women in Tamil Nadu
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7367644 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kalpana Ram (0000-0003-3662-7908, Australian National University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1994 |
| Volume | 2 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 20-26 |
| Publication date | 1994-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Reproductive Health Matters (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0968-8080 • E-ISSN: 1460-9576 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1016/0968-8080(94)90004-3 |
| OpenAlex | W2064042377 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 1 |
This paper is an ethnographer’s attempt to present the experience of maternity among lowcaste Mukkuvar women of the coastal fishing belt of Kanyakumari district in Tamil Nadu in India and the women’s responses to modern medical ‘management’ of pregnancy and birth. It argues that women’s decisions whether or not to seek medical care during pregnancy, and where to give birth, are based on a finely tuned appreciation of the ways in which class and caste power shape their experience of medical institutions.ResumenEste ensayo, escrito por una etnógrafa, intenta ilustrar la experiencia de la maternidad entre las mujeres de la casta baja Mukkuvar, dentro del cinturón pesquero costeño del districo de Kanyakumari en Tamil Nadu, India, y la respuesta de esas mujeres ante el ‘tratamiento’ médico moderno dado al embarazo y al parto. Plantea que las decisiones de estas mujeres con respecto a buscar o no atención médica durante el embarazo y el parto, y dónde dar a luz, están basadas en una apreciación muy clara de las diversas formas en que el poder de las caases y castes han definido sus experiencias con las instituciones médicas.RésuméDans ce document, une ethnographe s’efforce de retracer l’expérience de la maternité chez les femmes Mukkuvar, une vasse caste dune zone de pêcheries clans le district côtier de Kanyakumari (Tamil Nadu, Indu), et la reaction de ces femmes devant la ‘prise en charge’ médicale moderne de la grossesse et de l’accouchement. 11 en ressort que la choix des femmes quant ∑ un suivi medical de leur grossesse et au lieu de leur accouchement repose sur une appreciation très sensible de la manière dont la classe et le pouvoir des castes modèlent l’expérience qu’elles ont des établissements médicaux
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| Unique citing works | 7 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,23 |
| Citation span | 1995 - 2018 (24) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |