“Mix of Races, Bad Uterus”: Obstetric Violence in the Experiences of Afro-Brazilian Migrants in Portugal

In this article, I address the issues of obstetric violence and racism in Portuguese setting care. Based on data collected through interviews participatory artistic creation, analyze perception three Afro-Brazilian migrants about their perinatal experiences care public sector between 2013 2019. These women’s have much common with as narrated by Portuguese, non-racialized women. Despite this, certain aspects experience are related to particular identification Brazilian, migrant, Black, such xenophobic discrimination placement systems stratified reproduction, including a supposed tendency for birth caesarean section, well self-policing behaviors because stereotype Brazilian women flirty. consider range manifestations racism, from more overt forms covert ones, how, country where only slowly beginning be recognized norm, multiple discriminations intersect an impact bodies pregnancy, birth, postpartum, breastfeeding.