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3. Fetal Ultrasound Imaging and the Production of Authoritative Knowledge in Greece
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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter I
- CONTENTS VII
- FOREWORD XI
- Introduction 1
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PART I • THE SOCIAL CONSTRUCTION OF AUTHORITATIVE KNOWLEDGE IN CHILDBIRTH
- 1. Authoritative Knowledge and Its Construction 55
- 2. An Evolutionary Perspective on Authoritative Knowledge about Birth 80
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PART II • INTRACULTURAL VARIATIONS IN AUTHORITATIVE KNOWLEDGE ABOUT BIRTH:
- 3. Fetal Ultrasound Imaging and the Production of Authoritative Knowledge in Greece 91
- 4. The Production of Authoritative Knowledge in American Prenatal Care 113
- 5. What Do Women Want? 132
- 6. Authoritative Knowledge and Birth Territories in Contemporary Japan 159
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PART III • INTERCULTURAL VARIATIONS IN AUTHORITATIVE KNOWLEDGE ABOUT BIRTH:
- 7. Ways of Knowing about Birth in Three Cultures 183
- 8. Authoritative Touch in Childbirth 209
- 9. Authority in Translation 233
- 10. Changing Childbirth in Eastern Europe 263
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PART IV • FIGHTING THE SYSTEM:
- 11. Resistance to Technology-Enhanced Childbirth in Tuscany 287
- 12. Intuition as Authoritative Knowledge in Midwifery and Home Birth 315
- 13. Randomized Controlled Trials as Authoritative Knowledge 350
- 14. Confessions of a Dissident 366
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PART V • VIABLE INDIGENOUS SYSTEMS OF AUTHORITATIVE KNOWLEDGE:
- 15. "Women come here on their own when they need to" 397
- 16. Maternal Health, War, and Religious Tradition 421
- 17. Heeding Warnings from the Canary, the Whale, and the Inuit 441
- 18. An Ideal of Unassisted Birth 474
- NOTES ON CONTRIBUTORS 493
- INDEX 501
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter I
- CONTENTS VII
- FOREWORD XI
- Introduction 1
-
PART I • THE SOCIAL CONSTRUCTION OF AUTHORITATIVE KNOWLEDGE IN CHILDBIRTH
- 1. Authoritative Knowledge and Its Construction 55
- 2. An Evolutionary Perspective on Authoritative Knowledge about Birth 80
-
PART II • INTRACULTURAL VARIATIONS IN AUTHORITATIVE KNOWLEDGE ABOUT BIRTH:
- 3. Fetal Ultrasound Imaging and the Production of Authoritative Knowledge in Greece 91
- 4. The Production of Authoritative Knowledge in American Prenatal Care 113
- 5. What Do Women Want? 132
- 6. Authoritative Knowledge and Birth Territories in Contemporary Japan 159
-
PART III • INTERCULTURAL VARIATIONS IN AUTHORITATIVE KNOWLEDGE ABOUT BIRTH:
- 7. Ways of Knowing about Birth in Three Cultures 183
- 8. Authoritative Touch in Childbirth 209
- 9. Authority in Translation 233
- 10. Changing Childbirth in Eastern Europe 263
-
PART IV • FIGHTING THE SYSTEM:
- 11. Resistance to Technology-Enhanced Childbirth in Tuscany 287
- 12. Intuition as Authoritative Knowledge in Midwifery and Home Birth 315
- 13. Randomized Controlled Trials as Authoritative Knowledge 350
- 14. Confessions of a Dissident 366
-
PART V • VIABLE INDIGENOUS SYSTEMS OF AUTHORITATIVE KNOWLEDGE:
- 15. "Women come here on their own when they need to" 397
- 16. Maternal Health, War, and Religious Tradition 421
- 17. Heeding Warnings from the Canary, the Whale, and the Inuit 441
- 18. An Ideal of Unassisted Birth 474
- NOTES ON CONTRIBUTORS 493
- INDEX 501