Anti-Black Racism and Maternal Health in the Greater Toronto Area

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dc.contributor.advisorDe Lisio, Amanda
dc.contributor.authorBhupaul, Valerie Ashelita
dc.date.accessioned2023-12-08T14:32:35Z
dc.date.available2023-12-08T14:32:35Z
dc.date.issued2023-12-08
dc.date.updated2023-12-08T14:32:35Z
dc.degree.disciplineKinesiology & Health Science
dc.degree.levelMaster's
dc.degree.nameMA - Master of Arts
dc.description.abstractIn June 2020, the Toronto Board of Public Health declared anti-Black racism a public health crisis. Yet, race-based data with respect to the maternal healthcare experiences of Black women in Canada is limited (Turner et al., 2020). Recognizing perinatal care as a site of racialization (Bridges, 2011), this study uses Critical Race Theory (Crenshaw, 2011) and Reproductive Justice Framework (Ross & Solinger, 2017) to investigate the relationship between race and perinatal experiences of Black women. This research conducted a document analysis of postpartum material (Weber & Hilfinger Messias, 2012) and collected semi-structured interview data from 7 Black women (Hayes & Casstevens, 2017) who delivered a child in January 2020 to May 2023 and sought care in a hospital in the Greater Toronto Area. It is evident that approaches for person-centred care are needed in the Canadian health care system, as it is critical in providing Black women with dignified care.
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10315/41668
dc.languageen
dc.rightsAuthor owns copyright, except where explicitly noted. Please contact the author directly with licensing requests.
dc.subjectHealth sciences
dc.subjectSocial research
dc.subjectKinesiology
dc.subject.keywordsAnti-Black racism
dc.subject.keywordsBlack women
dc.subject.keywordsHealth
dc.subject.keywordsReproductive care
dc.subject.keywordsPerinatal care
dc.subject.keywordsMaternal health
dc.subject.keywordsExperiences
dc.subject.keywordsPregnancy
dc.subject.keywordsChildbirth
dc.subject.keywordsPrenatal
dc.subject.keywordsPostpartum
dc.subject.keywordsPerson-centred care
dc.subject.keywordsCritical Race Theory
dc.subject.keywordsReproductive justice
dc.subject.keywordsReproductive justice framework
dc.subject.keywordsSocial determinants of health
dc.subject.keywordsMidwifery
dc.subject.keywordsSemi-structured interviews
dc.subject.keywordsDocument analysis
dc.subject.keywordsRace-based data
dc.subject.keywordsHealth data
dc.subject.keywordsCanadian health care system
dc.subject.keywordsCanada
dc.subject.keywordsGreater Toronto Area
dc.subject.keywordsToronto
dc.subject.keywordsHealth disparities
dc.subject.keywordsRacism
dc.subject.keywordsReproductive realities
dc.subject.keywordsReproduction of race
dc.subject.keywordsMotherhood
dc.titleAnti-Black Racism and Maternal Health in the Greater Toronto Area
dc.typeElectronic Thesis or Dissertation

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