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Title Statement | The myth of the perfect pregnancy: a history of miscarriage in America / Lara Freidenfelds. |
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Alternative Title(s) | History of miscarriage in America |
Author | Freidenfelds, Lara, 1972- |
Publication | New York, NY: Oxford University Press,[2020]©2020 |
Extent of Item | xi, 236 pages |
ISBN | 019086981X 9780190869816 |
Other Number | 3746617 |
Contents | Childbearing in Colonial America -- Planning the baby: fertility control from withdrawal to the pill -- Bonding with the baby: the changing meaning of parenting -- Taking care of the baby: prenatal care at the doctor's office and beyond -- Buying for the baby: marketing to expectant parents -- Imagining the baby: debating abortion -- Seeing the baby: the ultrasound ritual -- Detecting the baby: the home pregnancy test. |
Bibliography | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Summary | A historical exploration of the history of miscarriage and the development of the current childbearing culture in America, with its expectation of carefully planned, assiduously tended, and emotionally precious pregnancies. |
Subjects & Genres | |
By Topic | Miscarriage--Social aspects--United States |
Pregnancy--Social aspects--United States | |
Childbirth--Social aspects--United States |