Midwifery in Mexico Bodies, Policies and Practices

This research paper will explore what are the relationships between the social policy around midwifery and the effects and practices it generates in the Mexican context. These is done by giving voice to the organizations, both national and international, that are playing a key role in challenging the dominant discourses of development, through an interview they share their different perspectives, roles and practices around midwifery. Through the exposure of their experiences and resistances, some factors determining the effects and practices of the current Mexican policy towards midwifery are identified, analysed and untangled in order to rethink on different ways of doing policy and development.