Imperfect Pregnancies - A History of Birth Defects and Prenatal Diagnosis

How has prenatal testing, once offered only for high-risk pregnancies, become standard medical care for pregnant women today?

Info autore

Ilana Löwy (PARIS, FRANCE) is emerita senior research fellow at the French National Institute of Health and Medical Research. She is the author of Imperfect Pregnancies: A History of Birth Defects and Prenatal Diagnosis.

Riassunto

This book will interest students, scholars, health professionals, administrators, and activists interested in issues surrounding new medical technologies, screening, risk management, pregnancy, disability, and the history and social politics of women's bodies.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Ilana L÷wy, Ilana Leowy, Ilana (Cermes3: Center for Research in Medi Loewy, Ilana (CERMES3: Center for research in medicine Loewy, Ilana Lowy, Ilana (Cermes3: Center for Research in Medic Lowy, Ilana (CERMES3: Center for research in medicine Lowy, Ilana Löwy, Ilana Zelmanowicz, Ilana (Cermes3: Center for Research i Zelmanowicz, Ilana (CERMES3: Center for research in medicine Zelmanowicz
• Editore: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 31.12.2017
• EAN: 9781421423630
• ISBN: 978-1-4214-2363-0
• Pagine: 296
• Categorie: Guide e manuali > Salute; Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Medicina > Branche cliniche; Geschichte der Medizin, Ratgeber: Schwangerschaft, Geburt und Babypflege, HEALTH & FITNESS / Pregnancy & Childbirth, Klinische und Innere Medizin, MEDICAL / Gynecology & Obstetrics, MEDICAL / History, History of Medicine, Pregnancy, birth & baby care, Gynaecology and obstetrics, Pregnancy, birth and baby care: advice and issues, Materno-fetal medicine