Problematising older motherhood in Canada: ageism, ableism, and the risky maternal subject.

This article examines how older motherhood and older mothers are problematised and represented in key Canadian policy texts on 'delayed childbearing' and 'advanced maternal age'. Drawing on critical disability studies and feminist scholarship on motherhood, we identify three kinds of representations...

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Published in:Health, Risk & Society Vol. 24; no. 3/4; pp. 149 - 167
Main Authors: Scala, Francesca, Orsini, Michael
Format: research Journal Article
Published: Taylor & Francis Ltd Apr-Jun2022
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