The reproductive health of Roma women in Ljubljana is a relatively poorly researched area. During my social fieldwork research, I noticed Roma women were often not allowed to make free choices about their reproductive health and childbirth. They also experienced discrimination or were not sufficiently informed about their state of health. Therefore in my ethnographic research, I talked about reproductive health with nine Roma women who also reported experiencing violence. Among the interviewees there were also four applicants for international protection in Slovenia. They shared their experience of living in the asylum home and talked about violence and discrimination they experienced within the institution. These women had no basic health insurance, which makes healthcare services even less accessible to them. Government institutions need to understand better the life circumstances of Roma women and provide them with quality healthcare, assistance and support. To achieve this, we need to apply an interdisciplinary approach, with the ethnographic research beeing a key factor.
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