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You're doing it wrong! : mothering, media, and medical expertise /

New mothers face a barrage of advice from health practitioners to "social media influencers" telling them they're getting it wrong. From the magazines and personal papers of the 19th century to the security-compromising practice of Instagram feeds, this book provides a provocative loo...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Authors: Johnson, Bethany L., 1981- (Author), Quinlan, Margaret M. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New Brunswick, New Jersey : Rutgers University Press, [2019]
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • CONTENTS
  • Introduction
  • PART I. Conception and (In)fertility
  • 1. On Preconception, the Beginning of the Life Cycle of Early Motherhood
  • 2. A State of Mind? Fertility Treatment(s) and Expertise
  • PART II. Pregnancy and Birth
  • 3. Red Underwear, Genes, and Monstrosity: Pregnancy and Social Media Surveillance
  • 4. "You Women Will Have to Fight for It": Twilight Sleep and Transactional Childbirth Expertise in Twentieth-Century America
  • PART III. The Postpartum Period: The "Fourth Trimester"
  • 5. "One of the Most Curious Charities in the World": Infant Incubation as Sideshow and/or Medical Specialty
  • 6. Not Just Baby Blues: Historical Realities and Social Media Accounts of Postpartum Care Today
  • PART IV. Infant Loss and Early Childhood
  • 7. Memento Mori in the Victorian Era and on Social Media: The "Right" (Way) to Grieve
  • 8. "Better Babies": Early Twentieth-Century Scientific Babyhood and Constructions of Twenty-First- Century Infancy on Instagram
  • Conclusion
  • Methodological Appendix
  • Acknowledgments
  • Notes
  • Master Reference List
  • Selected Bibliography
  • Index
  • ABOUT THE AUTHORS