Global struggles for reproductive justice have intensified across a range of contexts. These
struggles are a response to continued state, institutional, legal, medical, colonial, racist and …

In this paper, we explore the affective-discursive-material aspects of the supportive eating
disorder recovery assemblage. We approach recovery as an “assemblage” to facilitate an …

The period before conception is increasingly claimed to be of critical importance for
pregnancy and birth outcomes, prompting calls for public health advice and interventions to …

A singular focus on maternal health at the time of a pregnancy leaves much about perinatal
mortality unexplained, especially when there is growing evidence for maternal early life …

In this article, we examine the operation of shame in the alcohol use habits of pregnant
women and the responses of their families and associated institutions. Using a narrative …

Ultrasound scans are an increasingly normalised part of pregnancy in Aotearoa New
Zealand. In the third trimester, fetal measurements and weight estimations are undertaken at …

This chapter explores the emergence of maternal obesity as a problematising discourse and
its effects through a critical feminist intersectional lens. I begin this chapter by charting the …

Body image concerns are a prominent issue among women, with detrimental consequences
for mental health and well-being. Women's body shame and body dissatisfaction is …