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les pratiques d’accouchement à l’extérieur de l’hôpital et l’entrepreneuriat lié à l’accouchement non assisté

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Mots-clés :

profession sage-femme réglementée, accouchement non assisté;, justice liée à l’accouchement, justice reproductive, soins liés à l’accouchement, Nouveau-Brunswick, Canada

Résumé

On observe un intérêt croissant pour l’accouchement en dehors des hôpitaux et des systèmes de santé. Dans notre analyse de plus de cinq ans de recherche qualitative, nous avons constaté une confusion entre les soins liés à l’accouchement non réglementés et les soins de sage-femme réglementés, une préoccupation également soulevée par plusieurs associations professionnelles de sages-femmes au Canada. Ce constat est particulièrement préoccupant dans un contexte national où la profession de sage-femme demeure insuffisamment intégrée et mal comprise. La montée de la désinformation et de la politisation en santé a semé la confusion chez les personnes qui doivent choisir entre différentes formes de soins liés à l’accouchement. Dans cet article, nous faisons la distinction entre les professionnels et les pratiques liés à l’accouchement, en nous concentrant sur les formes de soins non réglementées, notamment les doulas, les sages-femmes laïques ou traditionnelles et d’autres types de professionnels de l’accouchement, ainsi que sur l’accouchement non assisté. Cet article d’analyse présente les diverses pratiques que les prestataires de soins de santé peuvent rencontrer et précise les différences et les chevauchements entre les différentes formes de soins liés à l’accouchement. Il présente également des stratégies visant à répondre à certains des besoins non satisfaits qui poussent les gens à choisir des soins liés à l’accouchement non réglementés.

Biographies de l'auteur-e

  • Krista Johnston, Mount Allison University

    Krista Johnston is Associate Professor of Feminist and Gender Studies and Canadian Studies at Mount Allison University, located in Mi’kma’ki, along the Bay of Fundy, New Brunswick, Canada. Her research focuses on the interface between social action and social policy. She has published on motherhood, settler colonialism, and midwifery care. Her work is grounded in anti-colonial feminist commitments to reproductive justice, with a broad focus on the politics of care.

  • Christiana MacDougall, Mount Allison University

    Christiana MacDougall is an Associate Professor of Sociology and Feminist and Gender Studies at Mount Allison University in Sackville, New Brunswick, located in Mi’kma’ki, the unceded territory of the Mi'kmaq people. Her research focuses on reproductive justice, mental health and mental illness, and the areas where these overlap. Christiana is committed to critically engaged research that can be used towards positive social change.

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2026-04-29