Baby's first picture
Subtitle: ultrasound and the politics of fetal subjects
By: Lisa M. Mitchell.
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Published: 2001
Place of publication: Toronto
Language: eng
Number of pages: 258
Subjects: Fetus -- Ultrasonic imaging -- Social aspects.; Fetus -- Ultrasonic imaging -- Quebec (Province) -- Montréal -- Case studies.; Pregnant women -- Quebec (Province) -- Montréal -- Attitudes.; Medical personnel -- Quebec (Province) -- Montréal -- Attitudes.
Genres: Case studies.
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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references: p. [225]-249 and index.