Genere, migrazioni e nascite de-territorializzate Uno studio del parto a Lampedusa (original) (raw)

2020, Erreffe. La ricerca folklorica, 75, 29-42.

This article focuses on the history of childbirth in one of the Italian and European borderlands, such as Lampedusa island. First, we describe the main changes that occurred in childbirth assistance since the beginning of the 20th century to present, namely the transformation of childbirth from a non-medical event to a hospital experience, which takes place under medical control. The article underlines how, for the women from Lampedusa, this historical change is coupled by the need to look for new places where to give birth, as a hospital assistance is not available on the island. Secondly, we highlight some of the social, economic and health consequences related to the need to give birth elsewhere. Finally, we focus on the population of pregnant migrant women, who disembark in Lampedusa after a migratory journey via the Mediterranean Sea. Through a comparative study, we analyse how the sentiment of competition native women from Lampedusa feel towards the immigrants overshadows the fact that both populations face reproductive injustices in relation to childbirth assistance.

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