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    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

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Pregnancy in Practice: Expectation and Experience in the Contemporary Us. by Sallie Han

Pregnancy in Practice: Expectation and Experience in the Contemporary Us. by Sallie Han

Han, Sallie

Hardcover

Series: Fertility, Reproduction and Sexuality: Social and Cultural P, Book 25

Medical ReferenceWomen's HealthAnthropology

ISBN10: 0857459872
ISBN13: 9780857459879
Publisher: Berghahn Books
Published: Jul 1 2013
Pages: 206
Weight: 0.98
Height: 0.50 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English

Babies are not simply born--they are made through cultural and social practices. Based on rich empirical work, this book examines the everyday experiences that mark pregnancy in the US today, such as reading pregnancy advice books, showing ultrasound baby pictures to friends and co-workers, and decorating the nursery in anticipation of the new arrival. These ordinary practices of pregnancy, the author argues, are significant and revealing creative activities that produce babies. They are the activities through which babies are made important and meaningful in the lives of the women and men awaiting the child's birth. This book brings into focus a topic that has been overlooked in the scholarship on reproduction and will be of interest to professionals and expectant parents alike.

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