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    Pregnancy in Practice: Expectation and Experience in the Contemporary US
    Pregnancy in Practice: Expectation and Experience in the Contemporary US
    Pregnancy in Practice: Expectation and Experience in the Contemporary US
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    Pregnancy in Practice: Expectation and Experience in the Contemporary US

    By Sallie Han

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    Babies are not simply born—they are made through cultural and social practices. Based on rich empirical work, this book examines the everyday experiences that mark pregnancy in the US today, such as reading pregnancy advice books, showing ultrasound “baby pictures” to friends and co-workers, and decorating the nursery in anticipation of the new arrival. These ordinary practices of pregnancy, the author argues, are significant and revealing creative activities that produce babies. They are the activities through which babies are made important and meaningful in the lives of the women and men awaiting the child’s birth. This book brings into focus a topic that has been overlooked in the scholarship on reproduction and will be of interest to professionals and expectant parents alike.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBerghahn Books
    Release dateJul 1, 2013
    ISBN9780857459886
    Pregnancy in Practice: Expectation and Experience in the Contemporary US
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    Sallie Han

    Sallie Han is Associate Professor of Anthropology at SUNY Oneonta, and past chair of the Council on Anthropology and Reproduction. She is the author of Pregnancy in Practice: Expectation and Experience in the Contemporary US (Berghahn Books, 2013).

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