The Body as 'Site'

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This research address the systems surrounding pregnancy by mapping out how women’s and family narratives are often subsumed in the larger discourse of healthcare systems. The research frames the body as the site for investigation. It explores, through qualitative frameworks how individuals or communities, some who may be marginalized economically, racially or in other often subversive ways, can claim, reclaim, and develop, an understanding and agency around this natural body process. The Research includes perspectives and talks from practitioners from the Birthplace Lab at UBC—and researchers working with obstetric violence, and marginalized women.