The Myth of the Perfect Pregnancy: A History of Miscarriage in America 019086981X, 9780190869816, 0190052171, 9780190052171, 9780190869830

The Myth of the Perfect Pregnancy is a history of why Americans came to have the unrealistic expectation of perfect preg

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The Myth of the Perfect Pregnancy: A History of Miscarriage in America
 019086981X,  9780190869816,  0190052171,  9780190052171,  9780190869830

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

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