Reproduction Health and Medicine 1st Edition by Elizabeth Mitchell Armstrong, Susan Markens, Miranda R Waggoner ISBN 9781787561731 1787561739

PART I MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY AS PERIL OR PROMISE

Post-abortion Care in Senegal: A Promising Terrain for Medical Sociology Research on Global Abortion Politics

Abstract

Introduction

PAC as Boundary Work and Boundary Object

The Precariousness of Care for Health Workers

Technologies with “Double Lives”

Discussion

Notes

Acknowledgments

References

Appendix A Study Methods

When Less Is More: Shifting Risk Management in American Childbirth

Abstract

Introduction

Data and Methods

Practice Variation in American Childbirth

Multiple Risk Cultures

The Sociology of Risk and the Politics of Knowledge

What Is Risk Aversion and Risk Tolerance?

How Should Risks Be Monitored?

What Counts as Risky?

Conclusion

Acknowledgments

References

Bhutanese Refugees, Mothering, and Medicalization

Abstract

Introduction

Medicalization of Women’s Bodies and Childbirth

Surveillance and Neoliberal Mothering

Intersectional Framework and Bhutanese Refugee Context

Data and Methods

Findings

Sources of Knowledge: Epidurals as a Key Intervention

Epidurals as Agency and Safety

Epidurals as Neoliberal and “Good” Mothering

Conclusion

Notes

Acknowledgments

References

Women’s Motivations for “Choosing” Unassisted Childbirth: A Compromise of Ideals and Structural Barriers

Abstract

Introduction and Background

The Social Context for Childbirth Decision-making

Women’s Motivations for Choosing Out-of-Hospital Birth

Birth Justice and Privilege

Researching Unassisted Birth

Findings

Ideological Commitments to De-medicalized Birth, But Not Necessarily Birthing Unassisted

Unacceptable Care in Hospitals

Midwifery Care as Unavailable and Inaccessible

Choosing Unassisted Birth When Homebirth Midwifery Is Available and Accessible

Discussion

Notes

Acknowledgments

References

PART II KNOWLEDGE AND ITS CONSEQUENCES

Reframing and Resisting: How Women Navigate the Medicalization of Pregnancy Weight

Abstract

Introduction

Medicalization and Body Weight

Changing Maternity Weight Guidelines

Methods

Participant Information

Data Analysis

Findings

“This Is Like Some Pregnant Version of Me”: Reframing Maternity Weight Gain

“After a While, I Wouldn’t Even Look at the Scale”: Resisting the Quantification of Weight

Discussion and Conclusion

Notes

Acknowledgments

References

Complicating the Generational Disconnect: Pregnant Women, Grandmothers-to-be, and Medicalization

Abstract

The Generational Disconnect

Scholarship on the Medicalization of Childbearing

Research Methods and Analysis

Findings

Contextualizing Intergenerational Relations

Grandmothers-to-be: Central in Pregnant Women’s Narratives

Assessing Pregnancy Embodiment

What Disconnect?

Endorsing the Generational Disconnect

Discussion and Conclusion

Notes

Acknowledgments

Bibliography

A Matter of Health and Safety: Science and the State in Texas Abortion Legislation

Abstract

Background

Medicine, Biomedicine, and Abortion Policy

Data and Methods

Findings

Types of Informed Consent

Health Risks of Abortion

Characteristics of the Fetus

Alternatives to Abortion

Informed Consent and Expertise

Discussion

Acknowledgments

References

Sources

Stratification in Reproductive Healthcare: An Analysis of Pathways of Inclusion among Sexual Minorities, Substance Users, and Women Who Use Midwives

Abstract

Medicalization and Inclusionary Processes in Medicine

“Badness to Sickness”

Biomedical Stratification

Selection of Cases

The Selective Inclusion of Sexual Minority Women

The Exclusionary Inclusion of Substance Using Pregnant Women

The Side-stepping of Inclusion of Women Who Use Midwives

Conclusion

Notes

Acknowledgments

References

PART III REPRODUCTIVE EXPERIENCES AND DECISION-MAKING

The Legacy of Symphysiotomy in Ireland: A Reproductive Justice Approach to Obstetric Violence

Abstract

Introduction

Obstetric Violence and Reproductive Justice: An Overview

Methods

Motherhood and Reproduction in Irish History

Symphysiotomy

Reproductive Justice and Shared Decision Making as Solutions for Ireland

Conclusion

Notes

Acknowledgments

References

“My Abortion Made Me a Good Mom”: An Analysis of the Use of Motherhood Identity to Dispel Abortion Stigma

Abstract

Stigma and Abortion

Motherhood, Gender, and Health

Motherhood and Abortion

Data and Methods

Findings

Who Are These Women?

Abortion as Total Mothering of Unborn Baby

Abortion as Intensive Mothering of Current Children

Discussion and Conclusion

Notes

Acknowledgments

References

Feeding the Cesarean Cycle? Examining the Role of Childbirth Education Classes

Abstract

Introduction

Background: The Cesarean “Epidemic”

The (Changing) Role of Childbirth Education

Method

Measures

Birth Socialization/Orientation

Demographic Characteristics

Perceived Risk

Contextual Variables

Analytic Strategy

Results

Regression Models

Discussion and Conclusion

Limitations

References

Family Completion as Part of the Reproductive Cycle: What It Means to Be “Done”

Abstract

Introduction

Defining Family Completion

Family Transitions and Family Planning

Data and Methods

Results

Event versus Process: Experiences of Family Completion

Head versus Heart: How and Why Family Completion Decisions Are Made

From Relief to Sadness and Grief: Emotional Responses to Family Completion

From Family Size to Voluntariness: Factors Shaping Emotional Impact of Family Completion

Discussion

Notes

Acknowledgments

References