{"product_id":"birth-work-as-care-work-stories-from-activist-birth-communities-9781629631516","title":"Birth Work as Care Work: Stories from Activist Birth Communities","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBirth Work as Care Work\u003c\/em\u003e presents a vibrant collection of stories and insights from the front lines of birth activist communities. The personal has once more become political, and birth workers, supporters, and doulas now find themselves at the fore of collective struggles for freedom and dignity.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe author, herself a scholar and birth justice organizer, provides a unique platform to explore the political dynamics of birth work, drawing connections between birth, reproductive labor, and the struggles of caregiving communities today. Articulating a politics of care work in and through the reproductive process, the book brings diverse voices into conversation to explore multiple possibilities and avenues for change.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAt a moment when agency over our childbirth experiences is increasingly centralized in the hands of professional elites, \u003cem\u003eBirth Work as Care Work\u003c\/em\u003e presents creative new ways to reimagine the trajectory of our reproductive processes. Most importantly, the contributors present new ways of thinking about the entire life cycle, providing a unique and creative entry point into the essence of all human struggle--the struggle over the reproduction of life itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlana Apfel\u003c\/b\u003e holds graduate degrees in anthropology from the California Institute of Integral Studies and the University of Edinburgh. Alana teaches on ways to radicalise birth work and continues to support people through birth in Bristol, UK. \u003cb\u003eSilvia Federici\u003c\/b\u003e is a feminist activist, writer, and teacher. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eRevolution at Point Zero: Housework, Reproduction, and Feminist Struggle\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cb\u003eVictoria Law\u003c\/b\u003e is a mother, photographer, and writer. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eResistance Behind Bars: The Struggles of Incarcerated Women\u003c\/i\u003e and coeditor of \u003ci\u003eDon't Leave Your Friends Behind: Concrete Ways to Support Families in Social Justice Movements and Communities\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cb\u003eLoretta J. Ross \u003c\/b\u003ewas a cofounder and National Coordinator of the SisterSong Women of Color Reproductive Justice Collective. She is one of the creators of the term \"Reproductive Justice\" coined by African American women following the International Conference on Population and Development in Cairo.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"PM Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50717188096274,"sku":"9781629631516","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_79c4acf0-cba7-42d9-a8c4-50b435bb00ae.jpg?v=1734611923","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/birth-work-as-care-work-stories-from-activist-birth-communities-9781629631516","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}