Reproducing Race : An Ethnography of Pregnancy As a Site of Racialization

__Reproducing Race__, an ethnography of pregnancy and birth at a large New York City public hospital, explores the role of race in the medical setting. Khiara M. Bridges investigates how race—commonly seen as biological in the medical world—is socially constructed among women dependent on the public healthcare system for prenatal care and childbirth. Bridges argues that race carries powerful material consequences for these women even when it is not explicitly named, showing how they are marginalized by the practices and assumptions of the clinic staff. Deftly weaving ethnographic evidence into broader discussions of Medicaid and racial disparities in infant and maternal mortality, Bridges shines new light on the politics of healthcare for the poor, demonstrating how the “medicalization” of social problems reproduces racial stereotypes and governs the bodies of poor women of color. Reproducing Race, An Ethnography Of Pregnancy And Birth At A Large New York City Public Hospital. Explores The Role Of Race In The Medical Setting. Khira M. Bridges Investiages How Race- Commonly Seen As Biological In The Medical World- Is Socially Constructed Among Women Dependent On The Public Healthcare System For Prenatal Care And Childbirth, And Demonstrates How The Medicalization Of Social Problems Reproduces Racial Stereotypes And Governs The Bodies Of Poor Women Of Color. Alpha Hospital : Unique, But Not Singular -- Pregnancy, Medicaid, State Regulation, And Legal Subjection -- The Production Of Unruly Bodies -- The Primitive Pelvis, Racial Folklore, And Atavism In Contemporary Form Of Medical Disenfranchisement -- The Curious Case Of The Alpha Patient Population -- Wily Patients, Welfare Queens, And The Reiteration Of Race. Khiara M. Bridges. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Reproducing Race, an ethnography of pregnancy and birth at a large New York City public hospital, explores the role of race in the medical setting. Khiara M. Bridges investigates how race—commonly seen as biological in the medical world—is socially constructed among women dependent on the public healthcare system for prenatal care and childbirth. Bridges argues that race carries powerful material consequences for these women even when it is not explicitly named, showing how they are marginalized by the practices and assumptions of the clinic staff. Deftly weaving ethnographic evidence into broader discussions of Medicaid and racial disparities in infant and maternal mortality, Bridges shines new light on the politics of healthcare for the poor, demonstrating how the "medicalization" of social problems reproduces racial stereotypes and governs the bodies of poor women of color. This book, an ethnography of pregnancy and birth at a large New York City public hospital, explores the role of race in the medical setting. The book investigates how race—commonly seen as biological in the medical world—is socially constructed among women dependent on the public healthcare system for prenatal care and childbirth. It argues that race carries powerful material consequences for these women even when it is not explicitly named, showing how they are marginalized by the practices and assumptions of the clinic staff. Deftly weaving ethnographic evidence into broader discussions of Medicaid and racial disparities in infant and maternal mortality, the book shines new light on the politics of healthcare for the poor, demonstrating how the “medicalization” of social problems reproduces racial stereotypes and governs the bodies of poor women of color An ethnography of pregnancy and birth at a large New York City public hospital, that explores the role of race in the medical setting. It investigates how race - commonly seen as biological in the medical world - is socially constructed among women dependent on the public healthcare system for prenatal care and childbirth. This title is an ethnography of pregnancy and birth at a large New York City public hospital. The book explores the role of race in the medical setting. Bridges investigates how race is socially constructed among women dependent on the public healthcare system for prenatal care and childbirth Contents Acknowledgments Introduction Part One. Class Part Two. Race Epilogue Notes Bibliography Index