Baby's first picture

Description:

"Appearing through developments in medicine, in volatile debates over abortion rights, in popular guides to pregnancy, and in advertisements for cars and long-distance telephone plans, the fetus has become an increasingly familiar part of our social landscape in Canada. Lisa Mitchell provides a critical anthropological perspective on the fetal subject, particularly as it emerges through the practice of ultrasound imaging." "Drawing upon fieldwork conducted over the past ten years, the author includes observations at ultrasound clinics, interviews with pregnant women and their partners, and a discussion on how ultrasound's echoes become meaningful as 'baby's first picture' - a snapshot of the fetus in utero."--Jacket.

subjects: Attitudes,  Case studies,  Fetus,  Medical personnel,  Pregnant women,  Social aspects,  Ultrasonic imaging,  Ultrasonics in obstetrics,  Prenatal Ultrasonography,  Pregnancy,  Social Perception,  Foetus,  Échographie,  Aspect social,  Cas, Études de,  Femmes enceintes,  Personnel médical,  Echografie,  Zwangerschap,  Antropologische aspecten,  Sociale aspecten,  Femme enceinte,  Foetus humain,  Psychology,  Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice

Places: Montréal,  Quebec (Province)