LEADER 03998nam 2200709 a 450 001 9910462095003321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-283-83373-5 010 $a0-226-92499-8 024 7 $a10.7208/9780226924991 035 $a(CKB)2670000000276665 035 $a(EBL)1062010 035 $a(OCoLC)819816705 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000759931 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12321031 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000759931 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10800566 035 $a(PQKB)11665945 035 $a(StDuBDS)EDZ0000099527 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1062010 035 $a(DE-B1597)524176 035 $a(OCoLC)1058362941 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780226924991 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1062010 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10623080 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL414623 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000276665 100 $a20120515d2013 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aSaving babies?$b[electronic resource] $ethe consequences of newborn genetic screening /$fStefan Timmermans and Mara Buchbinder 210 $aChicago ;$aLondon $cUniversity of Chicago Press$d2013 215 $a1 online resource (320 p.) 225 0 $aFieldwork encounters and discoveries 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-226-92497-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aIntroduction: the consequences of newborn screening -- The expansion of newborn screening -- Patients-in-waiting -- Shifting disease ontologies -- Is my baby normal? -- The limits of prevention -- Does expanded newborn screening save lives? -- Conclusion: the future of expanded newborn screening. 330 $aIt has been close to six decades since Watson and Crick discovered the structure of DNA and more than ten years since the human genome was decoded. Today, through the collection and analysis of a small blood sample, every baby born in the United States is screened for more than fifty genetic disorders. Though the early detection of these abnormalities can potentially save lives, the test also has a high percentage of false positives-inaccurate results that can take a brutal emotional toll on parents before they are corrected. Now some doctors are questioning whether the benefits of these screenings outweigh the stress and pain they sometimes produce. In Saving Babies?, Stefan Timmermans and Mara Buchbinder evaluate the consequences and benefits of state-mandated newborn screening-and the larger policy questions they raise about the inherent inequalities in American medical care that limit the effectiveness of this potentially lifesaving technology. Drawing on observations and interviews with families, doctors, and policy actors, Timmermans and Buchbinder have given us the first ethnographic study of how parents and geneticists resolve the many uncertainties in screening newborns. Ideal for scholars of medicine, public health, and public policy, this book is destined to become a classic in its field. 410 0$aFieldwork Encounters and Discoveries 606 $aNewborn infants$xMedical examinations$xSocial aspects$zUnited States 606 $aNewborn infants$xDiseases$xDiagnosis$xSocial aspects 606 $aGenetic screening$xSocial aspects$zUnited States 606 $aMedical screening$xSocial aspects$zUnited States 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aNewborn infants$xMedical examinations$xSocial aspects 615 0$aNewborn infants$xDiseases$xDiagnosis$xSocial aspects. 615 0$aGenetic screening$xSocial aspects 615 0$aMedical screening$xSocial aspects 676 $a618.92/01 700 $aTimmermans$b Stefan$f1968-$0920986 701 $aBuchbinder$b Mara$0991618 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910462095003321 996 $aSaving babies$92269438 997 $aUNINA