The aim of this study has been to examine eight Afro-Swedish women's lived experiences of perinatal care in Sweden. The material has been produced through qualitative interviews to investigate the extent to which colonial stereotypes continue to affect Afro-Swedish women in perinatal care. The questions to be answered were "What aspects are recurring in the womens stories about perinatal care in Sweden?" and “In what way are stereotypes created and maintained in perinatal care? Most of the women had encountered various forms of malpractice in perinatal care. At some point the women neither felt seen nor heard and the healthcare staff tended to speak condescendingly to them. Stereotypes in perinatal care can be maintained and created through birth stories by Swedish midwives who have practiced in poor countries such as in Africa. Through these birth stories, a perception is created of how black women give birth versus white women.

The purpose of this study is to create a broader understanding of the concept of afrophobia. The purpose of the study is also to investigate how the term ”afrophobia” is expressed in public documents. The research questions are: When did the concept of afrophobia begin to be used on an international level, but above all in Sweden? How is the term ”afrophobia” defined by different organizations and public bodies? What alternative terms are also used, and how does their meaning differ? What possible effects can different definitions contribute to? The method that will be applied by an idea analysis on my primary material. As an analysis tool, I will use five different dimensions that consist of the following: Historical perspective, Cultural identity, Intercultural perspective with a postcolonial point of departure, Strategic essentialism/cosmopolitism and critical whiteness perspective/color blindness. The result will show the different definitions of the primary material and is analyzed based on my chosen dimensions.