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The Tentative Pregnancy: How Amniocentesis Changes the Experience of Motherhood
Barbara Katz Rothman
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Description for The Tentative Pregnancy: How Amniocentesis Changes the Experience of Motherhood
Paperback. As more women over 30 are having children, amniocentesis is becoming a routine part of prenatal care. Here, Rothman draws on the experiences of over 120 women to show how this simple procedure can alter the way we think about childbirth and parenthood and force us to confront difficult dilemmas. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: VFXB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 142 x 20. Weight in Grams: 310.
As more and more women are having children when they are over thirty, amniocentesis, is becoming a routine part of prenatal care. In this groundbreaking book, Barbara Katz Rothman shows how this simple procedure can alter the way we think about childbirth and parenthood, forcing us to confront agonizing dilemmas: What do you do if there is a "problem" with the fetus? What kind of support is available if you decide to bring up a handicapped child? How can you come to terms with the decision to terminate a wanted pregnancy? Drawing on the experience of over 120 women and ... Read more
As more and more women are having children when they are over thirty, amniocentesis, is becoming a routine part of prenatal care. In this groundbreaking book, Barbara Katz Rothman shows how this simple procedure can alter the way we think about childbirth and parenthood, forcing us to confront agonizing dilemmas: What do you do if there is a "problem" with the fetus? What kind of support is available if you decide to bring up a handicapped child? How can you come to terms with the decision to terminate a wanted pregnancy? Drawing on the experience of over 120 women and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780393309980
SKU
V9780393309980
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About Barbara Katz Rothman
Barbara Katz Rothman is professor of sociology at Baruch College and CUNY Graduate School. She lives in Brooklyn, New York. She has won the American Sociological Association's Jesse Barnard Award for distinguished contributions to the field, is president of Sociologists for Women in Society, and was a recent past president of the Society for the Study of Social Problems. She ... Read more
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