AIMS Workshop: Politics and power in the perinatal period

This is an invitation to anyone who was ever born...

... to explore our understanding and learn together. It’s part of a short series of interactive discussions around how pregnancy, birth and the early days are informed by, and understood by, our culture.

What do politics and power have to do with the perinatal period? What do we know about how they might affect the experience of maternity and paternity?

In this session we’ll start by exploring what we mean by politics and power in the perinatal period. We will unpick how they can affect the experience of pregnancy, birth and parenting for all parents, and why that matters.

The aim is to stimulate our thinking around how the general public perceives the perinatal period, and the impact that has. Hopefully, we’ll all leave feeling enriched by lively discussion.

The session will be led by Kathryn Kelly, an experienced antenatal facilitator and former university lecturer in the Cultural Shaping of Birth and Beyond.

Kathryn is offering this session as part of exploring ideas for her own book proposal. General ideas discussed may be captured for that reason. No-one’s original work, words, or images will be used without permission or acknowledgement.