Overview

Miscarriage is a significant women's health issue. Research has consistently shown that one in four pregnancies end in miscarriage. This collected volume explores miscarriage in diverse historical and cultural settings with contributions from anthropologists, historians and medical professionals. Contributors use rich ethnographic and historical material to discuss how pregnancy loss is managed and negotiated in a range of societies. The book considers meanings attached to miscarriage and how religious, cultural, medical and legal forces impact the way miscarriage is experienced and perceived.

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Author:   Susie Kilshaw ,  Katie Borg
Publisher:   Berghahn Books
Imprint:   Berghahn Books
Volume:   45
ISBN:  

9781789206630

ISBN 10:   1789206634
Pages:   252
Publication Date:   20 March 2020
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Introduction: Ambiguities and Navigations Susie Kilshaw Chapter 1. Does Twenty-First-Century Technology Change the Experience of Early Pregnancy and Miscarriage? Pedro Melo and Ingrid Granne Chapter 2. The Meanings of Miscarriage in Twentieth-Century Britain Rosemary Elliot Chapter 3. Alleviating the Ambiguities Around Miscarriage: Discursive Tactics in Cameroon and Romania Erica van der Sijpt Chapter 4. Some Babies Cannot be Stopped from Falling: Miscarriage in Pakistani Punjab Kaveri Qureshi Chapter 5. God's Design; Thwarted Plans: Women's Experience of Miscarriage in Qatar and England Susie Kilshaw Chapter 6. 'It Felt like the Longest Time of my Life': Using Foetal Dopplers at Home to Manage Anxiety about Miscarriage Aimee Middlemiss Chapter 7. Miscarriages and its Resulting Losses during Commercial Surrogacy in India Sayani Mitra Chapter 8. Unwitnessed Ceremonies: Funeral Services for Pre-24-Week Pregnancy Losses in England Karolina Kuberska Conclusions Susie Kilshaw Index

Reviews

This is an interesting collection of chapters developing anthropological perspectives around miscarriage and pregnancy loss from a wide variety of angles. * Sara Randall, University College London The book's major strength is the diverse approaches to pregnancy loss, across countries and healthcare systems, traced by the contributors - offering a timely contribution to the social study of reproduction. * Ben Kasstan, University of Sussex

This is an interesting collection of chapters developing anthropological perspectives around miscarriage and pregnancy loss from a wide variety of angles. Sara Randall, University College London The book's major strength is the diverse approaches to pregnancy loss, across countries and healthcare systems, traced by the contributors - offering a timely contribution to the social study of reproduction. Ben Kasstan, University of Sussex

Author Information

Susie Kilshaw is a Wellcome Trust Principal Research Fellow in the Department of Anthropology, University College London. Her publications include Pregnancy and Miscarriage in Qatar: Women, Reproduction and the State (2020, I.B. Tauris) and Impotent Warriors: Gulf War Syndrome, Vulnerability and Masculinity (2009, Berghahn).

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