Reproductive Health and Maternal Sacrifice

Women, Choice and Responsibility

Inbunden, Engelska, 2016

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Beskrivning

This book demonstrates that the symbol of maternal sacrifice is the notion that 'proper' women put the welfare of children, whether born, in utero or not conceived, over and above any choices and desires of their own.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2016-07-11
Mått:148 x 210 x 20 mm
Vikt:436 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:224
Förlag:Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN:9781137472922

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Pam Lowe is Senior Lecturer in the School of Languages and Social Sciences, Aston University, UK. Her teaching and research are centred around women's reproductive health. Her previous work includes examining experiences of contraception, discourses surrounding foetal alcohol syndrome and the deployment of neuroscience in parenting policies.

Innehållsförteckning

Chapter 1. Introduction.- Chapter 2. Responsible 'Choices' and Good Motherhood.- Chapter 3. Regulating Contraception and Abortion.- Chapter 4. Conceiving Motherhood.- Chapter 5. Idealized Pregnancy.- Chapter 6. Birth Plans.- Chapter 7. Raising Babies.- Chapter 8. Maternal Sacrifice and Choice.