The public life of the fetal sonogram : technology, consumption, and the politics of reproduction / Janelle S. Taylor.

  • Taylor, Janelle S., 1965-
Date:
[2008], ©2008
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New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, [2008], ©2008.

Physical description

xi, 205 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Bibliographic information

Includes bibliographical references (p. 181-196) and index.

Contents

Sonographers and the making of the public fetus -- Obstetrical ultrasound between medical practice and public culture -- Love machine : the theory of ultrasound bonding -- Prenatal diagnosis, pregnancy, and consumption -- Entertaining fetuses : keepsake ultrasound and crisis pregnancy centers.

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    WQ209 2008T23p
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  • 9780813543635
  • 0813543630
  • 9780813543642
  • 0813543649