| 說明 |
xv, 295 p. : maps ; 24 cm |
| 附註 |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 265-279) and index |
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The professionalization of obstetrics in colonial India: The problems of childbirth in colonial discourse -- Maternal and child health services in the postcolonial era -- Bangles of neem, bangles of gold: pregnant women as auspicious burdens -- Invoking vali: painful technologies of birth -- Moving targets: the routinization of IUD insertions in public maternity wards -- Baby friendly hospitals and bad mothers: maneuvering development during the postpartum period -- Conclusion: reproductive rights, choices, and resistance |
| 主題 |
Childbirth -- India, South
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