Hello! My name is Stephanie Awotwi-Pratt, and my research focuses on the effects and impacts of obstetric racism in Canadian reproductive healthcare contexts.
I am a Black Canadian researcher with previous degrees in Microbiology, English, and Gender and Women’s Studies, at UBC Okanagan my Master’s research merges a range of disciplines and fields. My research specifically focuses on how Black Canadian women navigate reproductive healthcare and racism in the field of Obstetrics and Gynecology across Canada. I have also completed my Master of Arts Interdisciplinary Graduate Studies Power, Conflict and Ideas theme at UBC Okanagan campus within the theme Power, Conflict, and Ideas.
I am also funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)- CGSM in her master’s research Navigating Medical Racism: How Black Canadian Women Experience Reproductive Healthcare in Canada. My master’s project seeks to understand how Black Canadian women navigate racism and medical violence in reproductive healthcare settings.
My research interacts with multiple fields, including Black feminist theory, reproductive justice, the effects of historically rooted legacies of medical violence, and contemporary examples of discrimination in patient interactions with medical care providers.
My work is inspired by the research Dr. Dána-Ain Davis and their construction of the term obstetric racism in the Canadian context.