The Myth of the Perfect Pregnancy is a history of why Americans came to have the unrealistic expectation of perfect preg
330 77 6MB
English Pages 256 Year 2020
Table of contents :
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1.Childbearing in Colonial America
2.Planning the Baby: Fertility Control from Withdrawal to the Pill
3.Bonding with the Baby: The Changing Meaning of Parenting
4.Taking Care of the Baby: Prenatal Care at the Doctor’s Office and Beyond
5.Buying for the Baby: Marketing to Expectant Parents
6.Imagining the Baby: Debating Abortion
7.Seeing the Baby: The Ultrasound Ritual
8.Detecting the Baby: The Home Pregnancy Test Conclusion
Notes
Index