How Natural Birth Became Inaccessible to the Poor
As Mexico’s middle and upper classes make a fad of natural birth, traditional midwives are being threatened legally for providing the same services to the poor. Rosalynn A. Vega reports.
Author: Rosalynn A. Vega
Rosalynn A. Vega is an assistant professor of medical anthropology at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. Her book No Alternative: Childbirth, Citizenship, and Indigenous Culture in Mexico will be released by the University of Texas Press in the fall of 2018.
