Reproductive Justice. What does 'reproductive justice' mean in the context of precarious migration? What strategies and possibilities are there for reproductive justice in the UK? Rachel Benchekroun asks Júlia Fernandez Molina, Pip McKnight and Mariam Malik about their research and practice.

Presenter:

• Dr Rachel Benchekroun, Senior Research Fellow, UCL Social Research Institute (Thomas Coram Research Unit)

Guests:

• Dr Julia Fernandez Molina, University of Edinburgh (and former volunteer doula)
• Pip McKnight, Research Fellow and PhD student, University of Birmingham (and former specialist midwife for people seeking asylum)
• Mariam Malik, PhD student, University of Southampton and speech and language therapist.

Producer:
Matt Aucott

Further reading

Bryan, B., Dadzie, S. And Scafe, S. (1985). Heart of the Race. Black Women's Lives in Britain. Verso, London, UK.  

Felker, A., Patel, R., Kotnis, R., Kenyon, S., Knight, M. (Eds.) on behalf of MBRRACE-UK. Saving Lives, Improving Mothers’ Care Compiled Report - Lessons learned to inform maternity care from the UK and Ireland Confidential Enquiries into Maternal Deaths and Morbidity 2020-22. Oxford: National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit, University of Oxford 2024. MBRRACE-UK Maternal MAIN Report 2024 V2.0 ONLINE.pdf

Lonergan, G. (2012). ‘Reproductive justice and migrant women in Great Britain’. Women: a Cultural Review, 23(1): 26-45.

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