Introduction : knowing about legality and illegality in midwifery care in the United States -- History and status of midwives in the United States -- Modern and professional -- Mostly happy accidents -- Rights, rules, and regulation -- Catching babies, and catching hell -- Deep …
"This is the first ethnography of American midwives and their clients and advocates. The culmination of more than a decade of participant-observation, interviews, and archival research, this project specifically interrogates the potential and pitfalls of legal and politicalcampa…
"This is the first ethnography of American midwives and their clients and advocates. The culmination of more than a decade of participant-observation, interviews, and archival research, this project specifically interrogates the potential and pitfalls of legal and political camp…
"This is the first ethnography of American midwives and their clients and advocates. The culmination of more than a decade of participant-observation, interviews, and archival research, this project specifically interrogates the potential and pitfalls of legal and political camp…
"This is the first ethnography of American midwives and their clients and advocates. The culmination of more than a decade of participant-observation, interviews, and archival research, this project specifically interrogates the potential and pitfalls of legal and political camp…
"Pregnant with the Stars examines the American fascination and judgment of, celebrity pregnancy. Renée Ann Cramer exposes how our seemingly innocent interest in "baby bumps" reinforces troubling standards about femininity, race, and class, while aiding in the proliferation of re…
"Check out that baby bump!" Online and print magazines, television shows, and personal blogs are awash with gossip and speculation about pregnant celebrities. What drives our cultural obsession with celebrity baby bumps? Pregnant with the Stars examines the American fascination …
"Pregnant with the Stars examines the American fascination with, and judgment of, celebrity pregnancy. Renée Ann Cramer exposes how our seemingly innocent interest in 'baby bumps' reinforces troubling standards about femininity, race, and class, while aiding in the proliferation…