In this article, we propose a reflection about caregiving during childbirth, which arises from the analysis of testimonies of childbirth experiences that were expressed by women in the First Survey on Childbirth in Chile, applied by the Observatory of Obstetric Violence (OVO Chile) in 2017. From evidence-based activism, we give voice to women's lived experiences as a fundamental source of knowledge that can dialogue with biomedical knowledge and thus enable the emergence of new forms of collective reflexivity. Within the great diversity of childbirth experiences, we identify a generalized perception that in the Chilean health system there is no guarantee of receiving comprehensive and respectful care, and that access to such care is the responsibility of women themselves, in self-managed decision-making processes. This logic centered on personal choices is opposed to an ethic of care understood in terms of collective responsibility, dependent on solidarity and collaboration networks.
Sadler, M., Vezzani, F., Watkins, L., Navarrete, J., & López, A. (2021). Caregiving during childbirth: from individual to collective responsibility. Revista Chilena De Antropología, (43), 233–246. https://doi.org/10.5354/0719-1472.2021.64442
