A firsthand description of childbirth’s pathways into Brazilian health policies: interview with Maria do Carmo Leal and Marcos Dias

This interview discusses the pathways that brought childbirth into Brazilian public policies. Maria do Carmo Leal and Marcos Dias are active participants in this journey, in academics as well as activism. In the interview, the participants reflect on the challenges to achieving change in the Brazilian health care model and highlight the importance of women’s participation and their movements in reaching this goal.

Childbirth; public policies; history; activism