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The myth of the perfect pregnancy : a history of miscarriage in America / Lara Freidenfelds.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Freidenfelds, Lara, 1972- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Childbirth--Social aspects.
- Childbirth.
- Pregnancy--Social aspects.
- Pregnancy.
- Miscarriage.
- Social aspects.
- United States.
- Miscarriage--Social aspects--United States.
- Pregnancy--Social aspects--United States.
- Childbirth--Social aspects--United States.
- Abortion, Spontaneous--history.
- Medical Subjects:
- Abortion, Spontaneous--history.
- Physical Description:
- xi, 236 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2020]
- 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.
- 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.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Edward Potts Cheyney Memorial Fund.
- ISBN:
- 9780190869816
- 019086981X
- OCLC:
- 1089494298
- Publisher Number:
- 99983732555
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