Experiences and Emotions of Midwives in Relation to the Formal Health System in Mexico

The study sought to know the experience and emotions in the practice of midwifery, in the state of Morelos, under the context of the hegemonic medical model. A qualitative study was carried out, supported by the ethnographic method, and taking as a reference to the narratives of the parties themselves through in-depth interviews. The main results of the study were that 1) the experience of the parties has led them to develop and maintain practices that have a different logic than the hegemonic allopathic medical model; 2) midwives practice a logic that considers the emotional dimension in a significant way in the care of women, with sensitivity, respect, and care; while 3) it was shown that such knowledge is delegitimized from the hegemonic logic of allopathic medicine. The study concluded that it is necessary to have a greater and better understanding of the way in which midwives work and to seek to generate spaces for dialogue with the formal health system, in order to generate inclusive policies, of recognition and respect for them, in so much so that in this way it is possible to support maternal and child health for the benefit of society