Oxford
Oxford, Oxfordshire OX2 6PR
UK
Dr Abril Saldaña Tejeda, University of Guanajuato(Mexico) & Collen Visiting Fellow at OIPA
This presentation looks into the lived experiences of young mothers in higher education in the state of Guanajuato, Mexico. It draws on qualitative interviews and an analysis of medical discourses on the young maternal body through a revision of pregnancy prevention programs designed and implemented by governmental and non-governmental organizations. It is argued that social anxieties over young motherhood could be linked to the way youth is understood as a transition; an undefinable state that works as a margin between childhood and adulthood. It argues that discourses around young motherhood in Mexico often obstruct women’s access to public health, work against effective policies to address unwanted pregnancies and the country’s increasing rate of higher education dropouts.
Michaelmas Term 2014 Seminar Series
‘FERTILITY, REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH AND WOMEN’S EMPOWERMENT’
Thursdays – 12:30 – 14:00
Seminar Room, Oxford Institute of Population Ageing,
66 Banbury Road, Oxford, OX2 6PR.
Convener: Dr Melanie Frost