Este projeto pretende compreender como é que as relações de poder e de colonialidade influenciam os cuidados de saúde materna tradicionais de mulheres indígenas e afrocolombiana na Colômbia. Procuramos perceber como é que os vários paradigmas de assistência ao nascimento interagem na contemporaneidade, e de que forma essa interação afeta as experiências e expectativas das mulheres. Numa primeira fase, analisam-se dados estatísticos secundários, explorando cruzamentos entre categorias étnicas e indicadores de saúde materna. Em seguida, a partir dos resultados desta análise, identificam-se dois departamentos (regiões) do país, para realizar etnografias comparadas em comunidades de maioria afrocolombiana e indígena. Com a recolha etnográfica, espera-se: conhecer os modelos de nascimento vigentes para as minorias étnicas em estudo e a sua relação com os cuidados de saúde biomédicos; e compreender o significado de ‘bem-estar’ para a maternidade destas mulheres, avaliando de forma crítica os indicadores existentes e propondo novos indicadores para avaliação. Orientação: Sónia Pintassilgo (CIES-Iscte) Violeta Alarcão (CIES-Iscte) Claudia Puerta Silva (Universidad de Antioquia)    

CONTEXT: The existing knowledge on the interplay among immigration, acculturation, and fertility is new and inconsistent, particularly regarding the sociocultural constraints to fertility. The FEMINA project emerges from three main socio-demographic factors: 1) declining fertility in Portugal, 2) the structural changes of the country over the last four decades, and 3) the significant role of immigration in increasing birth rates. Therefore, it was designed to address the complex factors of individual, social, cultural and economic order which influence the sexual and reproductive health (SRH) experiences and expectations among Cape Verdean and Portuguese Families. By combining the expertise of CIES-IUL and ISAMB-FMUL researchers in the areas of Migrations, Family, and Health Inequalities, FEMINA intends to establish a comprehensive intersectional approach to SRH as the right for all to a satisfying and safe sex life. AIMS: The overall research question (RQ) ("Does immigration and acculturation influence intersectional SRH inequalities in Portugal?") generated a number of subsidiary RQ: 1. What is the difference in the fertility gap of Portuguese native and Cape Verdean migrant women? 2. What socio-demographic factors (including migrant-specific indicators) are associated with SRH of Portuguese native and Cape Verdean migrant men and women? 3. What are the differences in the current cultural practices and future expectations related to SRH of Portuguese native and Cape Verdean migrant men and women? 4. What cultural believes and practices of Portuguese native and Cape Verdean migrant men and women support or harm positive SRH health and healthcare utilization? 5. What are the views and values of experts and stakeholders regarding tailoring SRH services to the receiving population? 6. How can SRH services be more integrative of cognitions and practices from immigrants’ cultures of origin? METHODS: To answer these RQ, a multimethod research was designed to explore both...

nascer.pt - the Laboratory for the Social Studies on Childbirth is a permanent research unit, launched in 2017 and hosted by CIES-IUL. Its aim is to foster knowledge about the conditions and characteristics of childbirth in Portugal, to contribute to the consolidation of the Sociology of childbirth and, at the same time, to develop synergies between structures and multidisciplinary approaches in the study of childbirth, both at national and international level. Through the production and dissemination of scientific information, nascer.pt comes to improve the discussion around policies, practices and paradigms of the childbirth.