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Author Freidenfelds, Lara, 1972- author.

Title The myth of the perfect pregnancy : a history of miscarriage in America / Lara Freidenfelds.

Publication Info. New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2020]

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Location Call No. Status
 Avon Free Public Library - Adult Department  618.2 FREIDENFELDS    Check Shelf
 Berlin-Peck Memorial Library - Non Fiction  618.2 FREIDENFELDS    Check Shelf
 Manchester, Main Library - Non Fiction  618.2 FREIDENFELDS    Check Shelf
 New Britain, Main Library - Non Fiction  618.2 FRE    Check Shelf
 Newington, Lucy Robbins Welles Library - Adult Department  618.2 FREIDENFELDS    Check Shelf
 Simsbury Public Library - Non Fiction  618.2 FREIDENFELDS    Check Shelf
Description xi, 236 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Contents Introduction -- Childbearing in Colonial America -- Planning the baby: fertility control from withdrawal to the pill -- Bonding with the baby: the changing meaning of parenting -- Taking care of the baby: prenatal care at the doctor's office and beyond -- Buying for the baby: marketing to expectant parents -- Imagining the baby: debating abortion -- Seeing the baby: the ultrasound ritual -- Detecting the baby: the home pregnancy test.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary A historical exploration of the history of miscarriage and the development of the current childbearing culture in America, with its expectation of carefully planned, assiduously tended, and emotionally precious pregnancies.
Subject Pregnancy -- Social aspects -- United States.
Miscarriage -- Social aspects -- United States.
Childbirth -- Social aspects -- United States.
ISBN 019086981X
9780190869816
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