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HAWAII STATE PUBLIC LIBRARY SYSTEM
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Freidenfelds, Lara, 1972- author.
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Miscarriage -- Social aspects -- United States.
Pregnancy -- Social aspects -- United States.
Childbirth -- Social aspects -- United States.
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The myth of the perf...
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The myth of the perfect pregnancy : a history of miscarriage in America / Lara Freidenfelds.
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Freidenfelds, Lara, 1972- author.
New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2020]
Subjects
Miscarriage -- Social aspects -- United States.
Pregnancy -- Social aspects -- United States.
Childbirth -- Social aspects -- United States.
ISBN:
019086981X (hardcover)
9780190869816 (hardcover) :
Description:
xi, 236 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Contents:
Introduction -- 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.
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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.
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Hawaii State Library
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618.392 Fr
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