As a biological, cultural, and social entity, the human fetus is a multifaceted subject which calls for equally diverse perspectives to fully understand. Anthropology of the Fetus seeks to achieve this by bringing together specialists in biological anthropology, archaeology, and…
The process through which events in utero exert effects that manifest as disease decades later is termed fetal programming. The book is divided into three parts. ‘Programming the fetus’ sets out the basic principles of programming and considers the potential contribution of un…
"This book, which brings together the perspectives of leading researchers from Europe, the USA and Australasia, provides the reader with a detailed account of the evidence for and against the nutritional programming of human disease, and considers the biological basis of program…
"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 Mit…
"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 Mit…
"Abortion has been practiced throughout Japanese history and, since its postwar legalization, has come to be widely accepted. Its legal status is not under attack. Contemporary religious groups do not mobilize against it, nor do political parties compose their platforms around t…
This study of the abortion controversy in the United States argues that moral positions on abortion are intimately tied to views on sexual behaviour, the care of children, family life, technology, and the importance of the individual.
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This text synthesises the existing knowledge on how the in utero environment could be the most important environment in shaping later risk for various diseases or, conversely, to promote the health of the offspring. It mines the existing literature from a variety of disciplines,…
The Haunting Fetus focuses on the belief in modern Taiwan that an aborted fetus can return to haunt its family. Although the topic has been researched in Japan and commented on in the Taiwanese press, it has not been studied systematically in relation to Taiwan in either English…