Buch, Englisch, 369 Seiten, HC runder Rücken kaschiert, Format (B × H): 153 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 618 g
The Changing Image of Motherhood
Buch, Englisch, 369 Seiten, HC runder Rücken kaschiert, Format (B × H): 153 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 618 g
ISBN: 978-3-031-17160-4
Verlag: Springer International Publishing
Zielgruppe
Research
Autoren/Hrsg.
Fachgebiete
- Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein
- Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Familiensoziologie
- Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Ethnologie Kultur- und Sozialethnologie: Allgemeines
- Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Vorklinische Medizin: Grundlagenfächer Reproduktionsmedizin
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Titles and Subtitles.
PART I: The Ascent of the Fetus.
Chapter 1: the 1960s and the 1970s.
· The Seeds of Change are Sown.
· The Sexual Revolution.
· Unveiling Pregnancy in the 1960s and the 1970s.
· Medical-Pharmaceutical Disasters.
· Gestating Dangerously.
· Private and Hospital Referrals.
· The Psycho-Prophylactic method.
· Childbirth in the 1960s and 1970s.
· The Nestlé-Powder Milk Scandal and the birth of La Leche League.
· Iconic Pictures.
· A Serene Pregnancy and a Sweet Birth.
Chapter 2: The ‘80s.
· The Advent of Ultrasound.
· Amniocentesis and CVS (Chorionic Villus Sampling).
· The Fear of Radiation.
· The Horrifying Fetus.
· The Birth of the New Fathers.
· Thomas Verny and International Fetal Societies.
· The Silent Scream. A Loud Deceit.
· The Birth of Fertility Treatments.
· Pregnancy in the 1980s.
· Starting Research.
· Breaking bad and sad news.
Chapter 3: The ‘90s.
· Fetal Images.
· Bonding with Fetuses.
· Fetal Primers and Magazines.
· Consumer Fetus.
· “Reborn Fetuses and Dolls”.
· Motherhood on the Covers of Glossy magazines.
· Delivery in the 1990s.
· The rise of the Doula.
· Fading Excitement at birth.
· From Star to Fallen Star.
Chapter 4: The First Decade of the New Millennium.
· The Revolution of Assisted Reproduction Technologies.
· Frozen for Eternity.
· The Twins Epidemic.
· Wondrous and Miraculous Fetuses.
· The Transparent Uterus.
· Keepsake Ultrasound.
· Belly Casts.
· Ann Geddes’ Misleading Talent.
· Pregnancies of the Stars.
· Sexy in the Consulting Room.
· Losing a Child.
· The Vanishing Twin and the Demise of Fetal Twins.
Chapter 5: 2010-2019.
· The Viral Fetus.
· The Royal Fetus.
· The Pixar Fetus.
· The Invulnerable Fetus.
· Breaking Nature’s Limits.
· Surrogacy.
· Some Objections and Counterarguments to Surrogacy.
· Alarm from Hollywood and the Catwalks.
· Celebrity Pregnancies. Latest trends.
· Porn in the consulting-room and the labor ward.
· Back to Nature.
· Natural Births in the NHS.
· The Mass Entry of Companions.
· Gay Culture Orients Everything.
· Times are Changing.
Chapter 6: Citizen Fetus.
· How Fetuses are perceived.
· Points from the Past.
· The Advent of the Main Religions.
· The Age of Enlightenment. A Changed Attitude. Probing Women’ Bodies.
· The Rise of Maternal-Fetal Conflict. The Fetus as a Patient.
· Abortion Crusades. Before WWII.
· Unborn in the USA.
PART II. Beyond Mythology.
Chapter 7: Studying Fetuses.
· How Fetuses are Commonly Interpreted.
· Fetal Movements and Fetal Behavior.
· Fetal Sensations.
· Fetal Animals.
· Premature Infants.
· Other Research and Views.
· Fetal Research and Working with Obstetricians.
Chapter 8: Basic Fetal Movements. Some Known Functions.
· Why Fetal Motions.
· General Movements.
· Local or Localized Movements.
· Fetal Breathing Movements.
· Sucking and Swallowing.
· Startles.
· Hiccups and Yawning.
Chapter 9: Preparing for Life After Birth.
· Facial Expressions.
· Longing and loss in the Twin Fetus.
PART III: Other Perspectives on Fetuses.
Chapter 10: Old Customs and New Cults.
· Belly Casts. African Fertility Ceremonies.
· Fetal Cemeteries. Their Japanese Roots.
· The Placenta.
· Umbilical Cord and Lotus Birth.
· The rebirth of the Vulva and Vagina.
· Exporting Abroad
Chapter 11: Fetuses from Other Worlds.
· Fertility treatments where treatments are lacking.
· Unusual Conceptions.
· Without Amniocentesis and Prenatal Diagnoses.
· Gendericide.
· Children and Fetuses in War.
· Maternity and Delivery Elsewhere.
· Pre-Natal Psychology in the Wild.
· Pre-Natal Psychology in a High-Tech Empire.
· Menstruation and parturition huts.
· Infanticide as Delayed Abortion.
PART IV: Covid Pandemic. Fetuses Become Citizens?
Chapter 12: Darkness Descends. Sars-CoV-19.
· We should have known better.
· Zombie Preparedness.
· End of an era.
· Transient Euphoria.
· Panic Buying.
· Anger.
· Death in Mind.
· It seemed the better way.
· The Joys of the Olympians.
· VIP Pregnancies.
· Ode to Video Communication.
Chapter 13: Pregnancy and Fetuses fade into Obscurity.
· Boom of Births as in the 1965 New York Blackout?
· Time to die.
· Fetal Erasure.
· Collapse of Births.
· Not Just the Pandemic.
· Waiting.
· Freedom and independence.
· Depression and Anxiety.
· Keep away from me.
· Adolescents.
· Generational divide.
· Fetuses turn up in tribunals, courts and cemeteries.
Chapter 14: Pregnancies and Home After Birth.
· Hero to Zero.
· Where have all the Flowers Gone.
· Fear of Pregnancy and of the Fetus.
· Fears of Childbirth.
· Chernobyl.
· The Thing.
· The Feus becomes Viral.
· Wish you were here.
· Just Breathe.
· Breastfeeding.
· Perinatal Depression.
· The sound of silence.
· Initial and involuntary pregnancies.
· The surrogate dilemma.
· Clarified fears.
· Love and Sex during Coronavirus.
· The honeymoon is over.
· Violence in couples.
· Boredom.
· Digital Technology.
· Sex Toys as Companions and Pornography.
· The Spread of Porn.
· Blue pills.
· The Virus made Sexy.
· Fetishizing Fetuses.
Conclusion.
· Citizens of different worlds.
· Citizens of Western Societies.
· The Maternal Body as a Public Arena.
· In Other Worlds.
· Under the thin veil of rationality.
· Out of this World.
· Covid-19, pregnancies and mental health.