Alexandra Kisitu & her dissertation on home birth moms in Hawai'i

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Our special guest today is Alexandra Kisitu - a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Sociology at the University of Hawaii Manoa. Her research focuses on medical sociology, health lifestyles theory, obstetric violence, midwifery and childbirth. She shares how her own experiences with pregnancy and birth inspired her dissertations topic: the lifestyles and world views of moms who choose home birth in Hawai'i.