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Record Nr.

UNINA9911046695203321

Autore

Löwy Ilana <1948->

Titolo

Imperfect Pregnancies : A History of Birth Defects and Prenatal Diagnosis / / Ilana Lowy

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Baltimore : , : Johns Hopkins University Press, , 2017

Baltimore, Md. : , : Project MUSE, , 2018

©2017

ISBN

1-4214-2364-2

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (p. )

Disciplina

618.3/2075

Soggetti

Congenital Abnormalities - history

Prenatal Diagnosis - history

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction : scrutinized fetuses -- Born imperfect : birth defects before prenatal diagnosis -- Karyotypes -- Human malformations -- From prenatal diagnosis to prenatal screening -- Sex chromosome aneuploidies -- PND and new genomics approaches -- Conclusion : PND's slippery slopes, imagined and real.

Sommario/riassunto

This book will interest students, scholars, health professionals, administrators, and activists interested in issues surrounding new medical technologies, screening, risk management, pregnancy, disability, and the history and social politics of women's bodies.