Birthing Justice: Black Women, Pregnancy, and Childbirth

by Alicia Bonaparte (Editor), Julia Chinyere Oparah (Editor)

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.

334 pages, Kindle Edition

Published September 21, 2023

Reviews

[Abigail Borland · Rating 3 out of 5]

Read this book for my “Culture of Birth” case study course. Raised a lot of interesting issues I hadn’t considered about birth. Powerful storytelling but a little repetitive because the contributor for each chapter would repeat a lot of the same information from previous chapters.