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Blaming mothers : American law and the risks to children's health / Linda C. Fentiman.
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- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Fentiman, Linda C., 1949- author.
- Series:
- Families, law, and society series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Child abuse--Law and legislation--United States.
- Child abuse.
- Child abuse--Law and legislation.
- Children--Health and hygiene.
- Pregnant women--Legal status, laws, etc.
- Mothers--Legal status, laws, etc.
- Mothers.
- United States.
- Mothers--Legal status, laws, etc--United States.
- Pregnant women--Legal status, laws, etc--United States.
- Pregnant women.
- Mother and child--United States.
- Mother and child.
- Children--Health and hygiene--United States.
- Children.
- Health risk assessment--United States.
- Health risk assessment.
- Child Abuse--legislation & jurisprudence.
- Mother-Child Relations--legislation & jurisprudence.
- Child Health.
- Child.
- Pregnant Women.
- Medical Subjects:
- Child Abuse--legislation & jurisprudence.
- Mother-Child Relations--legislation & jurisprudence.
- Child Health.
- Child.
- Pregnant Women.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xi, 423 pages.)
- Place of Publication:
- New York : New York University Press, [2017]
- System Details:
- text file
- Contents:
- Part I. Introduction to risk and children's health
- Are mothers hazardous to their children's health?
- Social, psychological, and legal construction of risk
- How healthy are America's children? : myths and realities
- Part II. Mothers as vectors of risk
- Conceptions of risk : legal and medical interventions against pregnant women
- Drug use by pregnant women : context and consequences
- Caught in the crossfire : breastfeeding (or not) as dangerous behavior
- "Good mother" and crimes of omission
- Part III. Environmental hazards to children : toxic substances and contagious diseases
- Childhood lead poisoning and other people's children
- Vaccination paradox
- Part IV. A new framework for risk assessment and risk reduction
- Moving beyond blame : real solutions for children's health.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 301-402) and index.
- Electronic reproduction. Oxford Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9780814770290
- 0814770290
- Publisher Number:
- 99984026753
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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