5-0975 CONTESTED IDEOLOGIES: BIRTHING AND BEYOND

Saturday, November 19, 2011: 16:00-17:45

Abstract not available in preliminary program.

This session would be of particular interest to:
Practicing and Applied Anthropologists, Students

16:00

“Maximizing Maternal and Fetal Outcomes”: Flexibility In Biomedical Theories about Managing the Maternal-Fetal Conflict and Treating Cancer In Pregnancy

Quinn T Ostrom (Case Western Reserve U)

16:15

What to Expect When You're Expecting...Weight Gain: Obstetrician Perspectives on Pregnancy Weight Gain

Elizabeth Ann Duthie (Medical College of Wisconsin)

16:30

Women’s Business? Reassessing the Role of Men In the Perpetuation and Abandonment of Female Genital Cutting

Bettina K Shell-Duncan (University of Washington), Ylva K Hernlund (consultant) and Katherine Wander (University of Washington)

16:45

Narratives of Breastfeeding: Mothers' Decisions about Infant Nutrition In Vanuatu

Chelsea Wentworth (University of Pittsburgh)

17:00

The Free Standing Birth Center As a “Psychological Safety Net”: A Comparison of Home Birthers and Birth Center Birthers In South Carolina

Christy Kollath (University of South Carolina)

17:15

Scissors As Symbols: Disputed Ownership of the Tools of Biomedical Obstetrics In Rural Indonesia

Vanessa M Hildebrand PhD (Case Western Reserve University)

See more of: Society for Medical Anthropology

<< Previous Session | Next Session >>

Sponsors:
Wiley-Blackwell
Oxford University Press
Microsoft Research