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The journey of becoming a mother among women in northern Thailand

Title
The journey of becoming a mother among women in northern Thailand / Pranee Liamputtong.
Author
Liamputtong, Pranee, 1955-
Publication
Lanham : Lexington Books, [2007], ©2007.

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xiii, 224 pages : illustrations, map; 23 cm
Summary
"The Journey of Becoming a Mother Among Women in Northern Thailand is a book-length study of childbearing and motherhood in Thailand. Informed by both anthropology and women's studies, Pranee Liamputtong draws sharp distinctions between the practices of the East and West. Covering virtually every aspect of childbirth and upbringing, this book also examines how women try to adapt to changes - social, economic, and political - that affect motherhood and reproduction. This very personal and accessible book is an excellent intercultural study of women and health, useful to undergraduate as well as to graduate students of women's studies, public health, and anthropology."--BOOK JACKET.
Subject
  • Childbirth > Social aspects > Thailand, Northern
  • Obstetrics > Social aspects > Thailand, Northern
  • Motherhood > Social aspects > Thailand, Northern
  • Infants > Care > Thailand, Northern
  • Parturition > psychology
  • Cross-Cultural Comparison
  • Infant Care > psychology
  • Mother-Child Relations
  • Social Change
  • Thailand
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 183-211) and index.
Contents
1. Introduction: Thai Women, Reproduction, and Motherhood -- 2. My Doctor Knows Best: Antenatal Care and Authoritative Knowledge -- 3. Birth and Social Class: Vaginal or Caesarean Birth? -- 4. Giving Birth in a Hospital -- 5. Yu Duan Practices as Embodying Tradition, Modernity, and Social Change -- 6. Becoming a Mother -- 7. Breast is Best? Infant Feeding in a Changing Social Context -- 8. Childrearing and Infant Care: Motherhood, Risk, and Responsibility -- In Trying to Conclude ... Postscript.
ISBN
  • 9780739120057 (cloth : alk. paper)
  • 0739120050 (cloth : alk. paper)
  • 9780739120064 (pbk. : alk. paper)
  • 0739120069 (pbk. : alk. paper)
LCCN
  • 2007028977
  • 99820240227
OCLC
  • 156845851
  • ocn156845851
  • SCSB-5387752
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries