This blog focuses on the tough moral questions pertaining to pregnancy, birth, and motherhood. It analyzes and challenges widespread birth-related ideas, attitudes, beliefs, concepts, assumptions, doctrines, and practices that are often accepted without critique. The aim is to provide women, healthcare providers, policymakers, and the general public with a nuanced perspective on what’s problematic and what’s important within the context of maternity care.

The author of this blog is Dr. Leila El-Alti, a Lebanese-Swedish academic with a nursing background and PhD in practical philosophy. She is passionate about providing women and healthcare professionals with tools to help them navigate the moral problems and complex decision-making matrix within maternity care. Her current research focus is obstetric violence, traumatic births, and woman-centered care.