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Obstetric violence and the birthing body : a reading from feminist philosophy / Sara Cohen Shabot.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Shabot, Sara Cohen, Author.
- Series:
- Focus on global gender and sexuality
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Childbirth--Social aspects.
- Childbirth.
- Labor (Obstetrics)--Social aspects.
- Labor (Obstetrics).
- Pregnant women--Social conditions.
- Pregnant women.
- Maternal health services--Social aspects.
- Maternal health services.
- Feminist bioethics.
- Medical ethics.
- Informed consent (Medical law).
- Discrimination in medical care.
- Feminist theory.
- Obstetrics.
- Violence--Philosophy.
- Violence.
- Medical Subjects:
- Obstetrics.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xiv, 132 pages.)
- Place of Publication:
- Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2026.
- Contents:
- Introduction: The problem of obstetric violence
- The phenomenological perspective : silenced bodies, solitary bodies
- The epistemological perspective : is this violence? Gaslighting and testimonial injustice
- #MeToo for the labor room : on consent and the opaqueness of birthing subjectivity
- Making ourselves into objects : complicity with submission in obstetric violence
- (Conclusions): Keeping birthing bodies grotesque-or reclaiming disorientation.
- Notes:
- "Routledge Focus" -- from cover.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Electronic reproduction. London Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on print version record.
- Other Format:
- ebook version :
- ISBN:
- 9781003593829 (electronic bk.)
- 1003593828 (electronic bk.)
- Publisher Number:
- 90104540227
- CIPO000317432
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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