Nosečnica pogosto naleti na vprašanje, ali se boji poroda. Le redko jo vprašajo, ali se ga veseli. Kaj nam to pove o porodni kulturi v Sloveniji? Ali je dejstvo, da številne ženske med nosečnostjo ali po porodu doživljajo otožnost in različne oblike depresije kakorkoli povezano s kulturo, v kateri je materinstvo že od nosečnosti dalje medikalizirano, razlike med realnostjo in miti o materinstvu pa so zelo velike?

O teh in drugih vprašanjih, povezanih z obravnavo in občutki žensk, ki postajajo matere, se bomo (tudi) z vidika feministične etike skrbi pogovarjale z dr. Zalko Drglin, doktorico ženskih študij in feministične teorije, pedagoginjo, magistro sociologije kulture in transakcijsko analitičarko-svetovalko ter avtorico številnih člankov in knjig o babištvu, predporodnem varstvu, porodu in obporodnih stiskah žensk.

V intervju nas bo uvedlo bentenje čez besede in podobe, ki so Tei Hvala v šoli za bodoče starše pokvarile vzdušje in odvzele možnost za pošten pogovor z babico in drugimi nosečnicami.

Oddajo bomo zaključile z nematerinskim nasvetom pesnice, prevajalke, jezikoslovke in feministične aktivistke dr. Ane Makuc.

Majsko oddajo sta pripravili Klara O. in Tea H.

Povezava na uvodni članek Zapravljena priložnost v šoli za bodoče starše s komentarji bralk.

Na naslovnici je nedatiran perujski kipec, najden v grobu. Hrani ga berlinski Volkskundemuseum. Vir: Wellcome Library.

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PAIN & PLEASURE

Birth culture in Slovenia and feminist ethics of care

Pregnant women are often asked if they are scared of giving birth. They are rarely asked if they are looking forward to it. What does this tell us about birth culture in Slovenia? Is the fact that many women before or after birth feel sad or suffer from depression in any way connected to a culture in which motherhood is medicalised from the start (pregnancy) and in which the difference between the reality of and myths about motherhood is quite large?

These and other questions, related to the treatment and feelings of women who are becoming mothers, are going to be discussed in an interview with dr. Zalka Drglin, feminist theorist, pedagogue, sociologist of culture and transaction analysis counsellor whose research is focused on midwifery, health care for pregnant women, birth and postpartum mental disorders.  

The interview will be preceded by Tea Hvala’s text about the words and images, responsible for ruining the feeling of safety and comfort at her parenting classes where it became impossible to openly talk to other pregnant women and the midwife.

We will wrap up the show with a non-motherly feminist advice, shared by the poet, translator, linguist and feminist activist dr. Ana Makuc.

The May edition of Sektor Ž was prepared by Klara O. and Tea H.

The cover is taken from Wellcome Library.

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Posnetek zadnjega dela intervjuja z dr. Zalko Drglin, ki ni bil predvajan v oddaji: