https://www.mumsns.ca/meettheteam daily 0.75 2023-04-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62b5efe5f2be2112c03ff696/3110feb4-1951-4e96-afd4-0b42e8951917/Screen%2BShot%2B2022-04-19%2Bat%2B10.04.02%2BAM.jpg Meet the Team Dr. Megan Aston What's your main field of research, and what got you interested in it? Postpartum health. I worked as a Public Health Nurse and then began my research as a PhD student in the 1990s. Examining global injustices and the social construction of mothering led to a program of research that focused on the empowerment of mothers/parents. How long have you been doing this work, and what's your biggest finding? I have been doing this work for 30 years, working with a wonderful team of researchers in Canada as well as extending research into Tanzania. Our biggest findings have been identifying how mothering is socially constructed and how mothers use their agency and power to access information and support as they challenge oppressive everyday practices. 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