| A Cultural History of Pregnancy: Pregnancy, Medicine and Culture, 1750-2000 2004 Edition Contributor(s): Hanson, C. (Author) |
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ISBN: 033398644X ISBN-13: 9780333986448 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $52.24 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: June 2004 Annotation: Hanson explores the different ways in which pregnancy has been constructed and interpreted in Britain over the last 250 years. Drawing on a wide range of sources, including obstetric texts, pregnancy advice books, literary texts, popular fiction and visual images, she analyzes changing attitudes to key issues such as the relative rights of mother and fetus and the degree to which medical intervention is acceptable in pregnancy. Hanson also considers the effects of medical and social changes on the subjective experience of pregnancy. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Health & Fitness | Pregnancy & Childbirth - Medical | History - History | Europe - Great Britain - General |
| Dewey: 618.2 |
| LCCN: 2003070739 |
| Physical Information: 0.66" H x 5.46" W x 8.9" (0.87 lbs) 214 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Hanson explores the different ways in which pregnancy has been constructed and interpreted in Britain over the last 250 years. Drawing on a wide range of sources, including obstetric texts, pregnancy advice books, literary texts, popular fiction and visual images, she analyzes changing attitudes to key issues such as the relative rights of mother and foetus and the degree to which medical intervention is acceptable in pregnancy. Hanson also considers the effects of medical and social changes on the subjective experience of pregnancy. |