Barbara Katz Rothman

The Tentative Pregnancy: How Amniocentesis Changes the Experience of Motherhood

Buch

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 a wealth of expert testimony, Rothman's important book is a must for anyone… Mehr

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Produktdetails

ISBN: 978-0-393-30998-0
EAN: 9780393309980
Produktnummer: 9391180
Verlag: W W Norton & Co
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 1993
Seitenangabe: 304 S.
Masse: H20.9 cm x B14.0 cm x D1.9 cm 318 g
Auflage: 1993
Gewicht: 318

Über den Autor

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 is the author of Recreating Motherhood, In Labor, and The Tentative Pregnancy, all available from Norton.