| Fetal views: histories and habits of looking at the fetus in Germany. | |
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PMID: 17929151 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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This article examines historical and ideological trajectories that have made looking at the fetus via ultrasound a normal part of being pregnant for many women around the world. How did looking into so unlit a bodily space as the uterus become so natural? So everyday? So habit-forming? The answers lie in the convergence over time of technological hardware with knowledge practices that moved from medical to public domains. Germany serves as a site for an interrogation of how learned ways of thinking about anatomy, the development of technologies that "look," a privileging of the visual in medical domains, and seeing as metaphor for truth about health reinforced and normalized prenatal ultrasound use. |
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Authors:
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Susan L Erikson |
Publication Detail:
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Type: Historical Article; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S. |
Journal Detail:
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Title: The Journal of medical humanities Volume: 28 ISSN: 1041-3545 ISO Abbreviation: J Med Humanit Publication Date: 2007 Dec |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2007-10-26 Completed Date: 2008-01-02 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 8917478 Medline TA: J Med Humanit Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 187-212 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Faculty of Health Sciences, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada. slerikson@sfu.ca |
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Female Fetus* Germany History, 20th Century History, 21st Century Humans Pregnancy Ultrasonography, Prenatal / history* |
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