Expecting trouble

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The growing availability of unprecedented reproductive technologies has raised equally unprecedented moral and political questions, not only for pregnant women but for all those who wish the state to act humanely and wisely in this extraordinarily sensitive arena. In this timely and provocative volume a group of distinguished feminist scholars explore the ethics and the politics of issues such as surrogacy, genetic testing, in utero surgery, genetic intervention, in vitro fertilization, and fetal endangerment. Expecting Trouble is essential reading for scholars and students of women and politics, women and public policy, sexual ethics, and medical ethics.

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"Expecting Trouble calls into question many of the prevailing assumptions which have driven our country's maternity healthcare for decades." "Strong dispels widespread misconceptions about the effectiveness of prenatal care in its current form and explains how mothers themselves may influence the course and outcome of their pregnancy to a greater degree than do their obstetricians. In addition, he addresses larger policy issues concerning women's health, the ramifications of increased malpractice suits and of managed care for expectant mothers, and the dangers of financial motivations which can lead hospitals to retain high-risk babies for whom they have inadequate facilities." "Expecting Trouble details the most glaring deficiencies of American prenatal care and outlines what can be done to remedy them. In addition, it provides specific questions that parents should be asking their health care providers to ensure that they and their babies receive the best care possible."--BOOK JACKET.

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Other Editions

• Expecting trouble: the myth of prenatal care in AmericaNew York University Press2000-01-01
• Expecting troubleWestview Press1995-01-01
• Expecting TroubleHardcoverNYU Press2000-09-01
• Expecting TroublePaperbackNYU Press2002-03-15
• Expecting Trouble