Reproductive agency, medicine and the state : cultural transformations in childbearing /
Recent years have seen many changes in human reproduction resulting from state and medical interventions in childbearing processes. Based on empirical work in a variety of societies and countries, this volume considers the relationship between reproductive processes (of fertility, pregnancy, childbi...
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- Weitere Titel:
- Cultural transformations in childbearing
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- Elektronisch E-Book
- Sprache:
- Englisch
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New York :
Berghahn Books,
2004.
- Ausgabe:
- 1st pbk. ed.
- Zusammenfassung:
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Recent years have seen many changes in human reproduction resulting from state and medical interventions in childbearing processes. Based on empirical work in a variety of societies and countries, this volume considers the relationship between reproductive processes (of fertility, pregnancy, childbirth and the postpartum period) on the one hand and attitudes, medical technologies and state health policies in diverse cultural contexts on the other.
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- 1 online resource (264 p.)
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- Includes bibliographical references and index.
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9781571816481
1571816488
9781845450441
1845450442
9781782388623
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